Publication summary
98% 1 analyzed article/video 1,178 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Atlantic results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Confirmation Bias , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 1,766 hits . Analysis detected 6,385 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,534 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 95% (20 of 379 publications). This The Atlantic is worse (more manipulative) than 95.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,534
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
95% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 95.0% percentile 5.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 50.0% 50.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Publication 8.6% 8.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 13.8% 13.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Publication 6.5% 6.5% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 50.0%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 21.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Publication 13.8%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 12.1%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Ad Hominem: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 2.2% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 6.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 1.1% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 2.7% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 4.0%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Begging the Question: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Indoctrination: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst