Publication summary
51% 13 analyzed articles/videos 4,693 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WRAL results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 1,717 hits . Analysis detected 15,927 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,206 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 35% (247 of 379 publications). This WRAL is better (less manipulative) than 65.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 22,206
Article count: 13
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.9% percentile 1.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles22.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 7.2% 7.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.2% 2.2% 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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, 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 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst