Publication summary
9%58 analyzed articles/videos29,931 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cognoscenti results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 7,696 hits. Analysis detected 82,526 faulty-reasoning hits from 142,205 analyzed words across 58 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (379 of 410 publications). This Cognoscenti is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

8% percentile
02550751007.6% percentile
1.1% BS Score58 analyzed articles142.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.5%0.5%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, 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 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Amid reelection fight, Southie state senator pitches rival property tax proposal46%
WBUR News9%By Gintautas Dumcius51%7/24/2026, 10:07:01 AM
Judge limits sharing of autopsy photos, 911 call as murder trial for Lindsay Clancy gets underway32%
WBUR News9%By Deborah Becker32%7/24/2026, 9:59:04 AM
With Platner out of Maine Senate race, can an Allagash logger take on Collins?38%
WBUR News9%By Anthony Brooks75%7/23/2026, 11:02:03 PM
Kurt Gödel was famous for unraveling the mysteries of math. He also might have identified a loophole in the U.S. Constitution.83%
WBUR9%By Grace Tatter0% Ben Brock Johnson0% Amory Sivertson0% Paul Vaitkus0%7/23/2026, 11:00:38 PM
As time runs out on TPS for Haitians, leaders and advocates in Boston urge Congress to take action54%
WBUR News9%By Bianca Garcia69%7/23/2026, 10:24:24 AM
Following cyclist's death, Boston City Council recommits to eliminating traffic fatalities by 203014%
WBUR News9%By Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez22%7/23/2026, 8:49:36 AM
Scientists confirm rare 'parasite-like' cancer in bullhead catfish from Lake Memphremagog31%
WBUR News9%By Abagael Giles40% Vermont Public40%7/22/2026, 11:55:54 PM
Gov. Healey declares new Parole Board pick after her last nominee was rejected11%
WBUR News9%By Katie Castellani19% State House News Service34%7/22/2026, 11:29:12 PM
Competition for Maine's Democratic Senate nomination down to 2 candidates26%
WBUR News9%By Kevin Miller65% Maine Public65%7/22/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Availab…11%Negativ…16%Appeal …16%Anecdot…16%
State senate considers mandatory screening test for a virus in newborns8%
WBUR Up Next9%By Stephanie Brown34% Lynn Jolicoeur3%7/22/2026, 12:03:57 PM