Publication summary
15% 40 analyzed articles/videos 18,132 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WAMU results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 6,887 hits . Analysis detected 59,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 92,663 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 15% (350 of 410 publications). This WAMU is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 92,663
Article count: 40
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.7% percentile 1.2% BS Score40 analyzed articles92.7K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.9% 0.9% 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 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
WAMU 15% 7/23/2026, 5:18:25 AM