Publication summary
32% 43 analyzed articles/videos 16,190 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WTOP results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 8,066 hits . Analysis detected 65,812 faulty-reasoning hits from 90,882 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 25% (286 of 379 publications). This WTOP is better (less manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 90,882
Article count: 43
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.6% percentile 1.4% BS Score43 analyzed articles90.9K 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 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.9% 8.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.9% 1.9% 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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, 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% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.8% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst