Publication summary
41% 7 analyzed articles/videos 4,437 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington City Paper results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 1,705 hits . Analysis detected 12,685 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,382 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 41% (344 of 574 publications). This Washington City Paper is better (less manipulative) than 59.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 22,382
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.1% percentile 1.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles22.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.6%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst