Publication summary
64% 8 analyzed articles/videos 5,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Willamette Week results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 1,774 hits . Analysis detected 17,834 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,093 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 31% (264 of 379 publications). This Willamette Week is better (less manipulative) than 69.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 24,093
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.4% percentile 1.5% BS Score8 analyzed articles24.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.5% 3.5% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst