Publication summary
32%14 analyzed articles/videos21,870 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Appeal results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 5,854 hits. Analysis detected 41,705 faulty-reasoning hits from 91,841 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 12% (481 of 542 publications). This The Appeal is better (less manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group.
The Appeal
Publication ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

11% percentile
025507510011.3% percentile
0.9% BS Score14 analyzed articles91.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.7%1.7%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred26%
The Appeal32%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg31%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
As Trump Targets Trans Women in Washington Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s Verdict6%
The Appeal32%By Victoria Law22%7/17/2026, 8:00:37 AM
Justice in Less Than a Minute? Oklahoma County Bail Hearings Don’t Meet Constitutional Standards, Attorneys Say.9%
The Appeal32%By Maddy Keyes10% Sierra Pfeifer10%7/13/2026, 9:46:46 AM
He Was Arrested for Unpaid Court Fees. He Was Dead 48 Hours Later.8%
The Appeal32%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg31%7/8/2026, 5:49:00 AM
Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contracts49%
The Appeal32%By Katie Rose Quandt74%7/4/2026, 7:45:33 AM
At Its Best, LGBTQ Pride Is an Abolitionist Uprising — and a Dance Party47%
The Appeal32%By Erica R. Meiners80% Jaime Sauceda80% Ye Qing J.80%6/30/2026, 7:27:49 AM
Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse.24%
The Appeal32%By Victoria Law22%6/27/2026, 2:16:57 PM
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths10%
The Appeal32%By Victoria Law22%6/6/2026, 10:49:47 AM
GEO Group CEO Calls Lawsuits Against ICE Detention Facilities “Unwarranted” and “Unconstitutional”28%
The Appeal32%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg31%5/8/2026, 8:58:53 AM
Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys Say18%
The Appeal32%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg31%4/29/2026, 10:37:42 AM