Publication summary
12%34 analyzed articles/videos16,670 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WPLN results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 5,518 hits. Analysis detected 47,986 faulty-reasoning hits from 74,628 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (353 of 410 publications). This WPLN is better (less manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group.
WPLN
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%Capital B News1%
1%Spotlight Delaware1%
1%The Banner1%
14%WPLN (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

14% percentile
025507510013.9% percentile
1.2% BS Score34 analyzed articles74.6K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.9%3.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.8%0.8%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Tennessee banned AI in political ads. Why candidates are using it anyway37%
WPLN News12%By Marianna Bacallao11%7/24/2026, 4:28:22 PM
TSU places athletic director on administrative leave22%
WPLN News12%By Tony Gonzalez45%7/24/2026, 10:34:00 AM
Thousands of independent musicians join lawsuits against AI companies18%
WPLN12%By Jewly Hight0%7/24/2026, 9:50:34 AM
Nashville just neared its dew point record. Why that’s dangerous for heat, flooding10%
WPLN12%By Caroline Eggers44%7/24/2026, 9:30:44 AM
Tennessee moves Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after outcry from veterans38%
WPLN News12%By Marianna Bacallao11%7/23/2026, 9:50:44 PM
After concerning audit, Nashville mulls more oversight of opioid settlement funds15%
WPLN News12%By Catherine Sweeney13%7/23/2026, 8:47:47 PM
Framing…5%Optimis…6%
Keeping an eye on the water, new YMCA technology can help swimmers in distress2%
WPLN12%By Emily West0%7/23/2026, 6:22:25 PM
‘It just takes some time:’ How an MTSU violinist’s Jimmy Eat World cover wound up in DC’s ‘Supergirl’8%
WPLN12%By Daniel Potter6%7/23/2026, 5:00:15 PM
Availab…14%Framing…4%Recency…14%
NashVillager Podcast: Eminent domain3%
WPLN News12%By Nina Cardona8%7/23/2026, 11:52:13 AM
Appalachian researchers want to save this rare giant salamander15%
WPLN12%By Tony Gonzalez45%7/23/2026, 9:30:26 AM