Publication summary
91%2 analyzed articles/videos847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Union-Bulletin results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 657 hits. Analysis detected 4,663 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,052 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 70% (121 of 398 publications). This Union-Bulletin is worse (more manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group.
Union-Bulletin
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
70%Union-Bulletin (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 5,052
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

70% percentile
025507510069.8% percentile
2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.1K 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 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 12.8%12.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 5.3%5.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.7%4.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 2.7%2.7%

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 13.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Special Pleading: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 0.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate