Publication summary
6%2 analyzed articles/videos663 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Associated Press results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 4,459 hits. Analysis detected 38,604 faulty-reasoning hits from 69,729 analyzed words across 36 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (376 of 410 publications). This Associated Press is better (less manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group.
Associated Press

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

8% percentile
02550751008.3% percentile
1.1% BS Score36 analyzed articles69.7K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.2%1.2%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘All hands on deck’: Gov. Kotek visits Akawa Fire in Sisters, says Oregon is in for long fire season34%
OPB4%By Jen Baires41% Joni Land55%7/24/2026, 1:21:31 PM
A long-term water supply forecast predicts shortages, droughts in Washington’s Columbia Basin14%
OPB4%By Courtney Flatt18%7/24/2026, 1:00:01 PM
Malheur educators aim to expand Spanish-language childcare in Eastern Oregon40%
OPB4%By Monica Carrillo-Casas55%7/24/2026, 1:00:01 PM
Reed College settles antisemitism complaints, updates discrimination policies28%
OPB4%By Troy Brynelson90%7/24/2026, 12:25:54 AM
Oregon awarded $160M to expand the semiconductor industry and boost economic development3%
OPB4%By Allison Frost0%7/23/2026, 8:29:21 PM
Could a third-party candidate shake up the Oregon governor’s race?18%
OPB4%By Dirk VanderHart23%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Level 3 ‘Go Now’ evacuation orders expand in Central Oregon as Akawa Butte Fire heads east5%
OPB4%By OPB staff7%7/23/2026, 2:04:31 AM
Clark County Council asks voters to approve $366M bond for jail remodel13%
OPB4%By Erik Neumann24%7/22/2026, 10:25:29 PM
In Wheeler County, relationships built between local landowners and firefighters during a 2024 megafire are paying off15%
OPB4%By Elena Neale-Sacks11%7/22/2026, 10:03:06 PM
Jury finds Nike discriminated against former employee due to her gender20%
OPB4%By Kyra Buckley0%7/22/2026, 7:15:06 PM