Publication summary
92% 192 analyzed articles/videos 26,986 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Washington Post results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 21.5% saturation with 24,667 hits . Analysis detected 157,890 faulty-reasoning hits from 114,978 analyzed words across 191 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 73% (103 of 378 publications). This The Washington Post is worse (more manipulative) than 72.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 114,978
Article count: 191
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73% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 72.9% percentile 2.6% BS Score191 analyzed articles115K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 15.2% 15.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 21.4% 21.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 21.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 18.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 15.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 2.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst