Publication summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,511 analyzed words
BS Summary: These USA TODAY results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 520 hits . Analysis detected 4,054 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,637 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 399 publications). This USA TODAY is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 5,637
Article count: 2
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.6% 8.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.1% 6.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% 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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst