Publication summary
73% 83 analyzed articles/videos 86,005 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Unherd results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.7% saturation with 68,230 hits . Analysis detected 559,363 faulty-reasoning hits from 464,240 analyzed words across 83 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 63% (143 of 379 publications). This Unherd is worse (more manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 464,240
Article count: 83
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
62% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 62.4% percentile 2.2% BS Score83 analyzed articles464.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 14.7% 14.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.1% 11.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 14.0% 14.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 14.7%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 14.0%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst