Publication summary
52% 67 analyzed articles/videos 75,376 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington Monthly results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 52,286 hits . Analysis detected 406,756 faulty-reasoning hits from 421,416 analyzed words across 67 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 46% (223 of 410 publications). This Washington Monthly is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 421,416
Article count: 67
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.7% percentile 1.8% BS Score67 analyzed articles421.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.1% 10.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 12.4% 12.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 12.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst