Publication summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Anecdotal, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 269 hits. Analysis detected 2,072 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,056 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (85 of 399 publications). This WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County is worse (more manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
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Publication details
Total words: 3,056
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

79% percentile
025507510078.9% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.1%1.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Publication 8.8%8.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.7%4.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Publication 2.6%2.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Publication 4.0%4.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Publication 1.0%1.0%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 0.5%Burden of Proof: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

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