Publication summary
6%11 analyzed articles/videos13,876 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Beacon results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 85,607 hits. Analysis detected 1,041,597 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,658,352 analyzed words across 458 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (366 of 568 publications). This The Beacon is better (less manipulative) than 64.40% of the peer group.
The Beacon
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Just Security1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
36%The Beacon (selected)2%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

36% percentile
025507510035.6% percentile
1.2% BS Score458 analyzed articles1.7M 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.2%2.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Sarah Kellogg58%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Julie Denesha40%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Macy Byars59%8/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Jonathan Ahl87%8/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Maria Benevento14%8/5/2026, 9:46:54 AM
Missouri added to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, state health officials confirm9%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Sarah Fentem74%8/5/2026, 6:33:28 AM
Missouri, Kansas and 3 other states head to the polls on Tuesday. Here's what to know13%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Maham Javaid33%8/4/2026, 4:56:05 AM
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Najifa Farhat67%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Cyclospora cases double in Missouri as health officials report more than 1,000 illnesses15%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Rob Edwards35%8/3/2026, 9:57:27 AM
Hundreds mourn Missouri couple's killing in Guatemala, call for ICE accountability23%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Brian Munoz73%8/3/2026, 7:07:24 AM