Publication summary
29% 1 analyzed article/video 688 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WSLS results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Hindsight Bias , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 270 hits . Analysis detected 1,371 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,752 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 63% (150 of 399 publications). This WSLS is worse (more manipulative) than 62.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 2,752
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
63% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 62.6% percentile 2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.5% 8.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Publication 9.8% 9.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 9.8%, sitewide 3.7% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Hindsight Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.4% Red Herring: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 0.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 0.0% Burden of Proof: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 0.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Nature: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 0.2% Circular Reasoning: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 0.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst