Publication summary
32% 50 analyzed articles/videos 19,923 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WTOP results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 8,803 hits . Analysis detected 74,523 faulty-reasoning hits from 103,905 analyzed words across 50 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 26% (305 of 410 publications). This WTOP is better (less manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 103,905
Article count: 50
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score50 analyzed articles103.9K 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 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.5% 4.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst