Publication summary
85% 11 analyzed articles/videos 7,282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Stranger results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 5,270 hits . Analysis detected 27,236 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,178 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 57% (180 of 410 publications). This The Stranger is worse (more manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 26,178
Article count: 11
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56% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.2% percentile 2.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles26.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 20.1% 20.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.4% 10.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.1% 1.1% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 20.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst