Publication summary
15% 33 analyzed articles/videos 14,931 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WAMU results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 5,860 hits . Analysis detected 50,149 faulty-reasoning hits from 76,601 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (326 of 379 publications). This WAMU is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 76,601
Article count: 33
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.0% percentile 1.3% BS Score33 analyzed articles76.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.6% 1.6% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.7%, 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 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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