Publication summary
86% 94 analyzed articles/videos 43,771 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The American Conservative results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.2% saturation with 44,365 hits . Analysis detected 342,880 faulty-reasoning hits from 258,136 analyzed words across 94 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 70% (116 of 379 publications). This The American Conservative is worse (more manipulative) than 69.60% of the peer group. The American Conservative Publication details
Total words: 258,136
Article count: 94
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 69.6% percentile 2.5% BS Score94 analyzed articles258.1K 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 8.1% 8.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 17.2% 17.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.7% 10.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.7%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 17.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 10.5%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 8.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.6%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst