Publication summary
9% 48 analyzed articles/videos 29,412 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WBEZ results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.8% saturation with 8,494 hits . Analysis detected 99,891 faulty-reasoning hits from 177,402 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 4% (366 of 379 publications). This WBEZ is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 177,402
Article count: 48
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.4% percentile 1.1% BS Score48 analyzed articles177.4K 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 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.0% 3.0% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst