Publication summary
25% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,816 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Trace results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic , Hasty Generalization , and Overconfidence Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 304 hits . Analysis detected 3,309 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,448 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 46% (224 of 410 publications). This The Trace is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 5,448
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.5% percentile 1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst