Publication summary
44% 18 analyzed articles/videos 7,350 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WRAL results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 2,167 hits . Analysis detected 20,224 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,519 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 20% (322 of 398 publications). This WRAL is better (less manipulative) than 80.90% of the peer group. WRAL
Publication details
Total words: 31,519
Article count: 18
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.1% percentile 1.3% BS Score18 analyzed articles31.5K 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 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.9% 6.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.7% 1.7% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst