Publication summary
72% 103 analyzed articles/videos 56,272 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ZeroHedge results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 29,160 hits . Analysis detected 314,167 faulty-reasoning hits from 259,537 analyzed words across 103 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 65% (148 of 410 publications). This ZeroHedge is worse (more manipulative) than 64.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 259,537
Article count: 103
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
64% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 64.1% percentile 2.2% BS Score103 analyzed articles259.5K 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 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.1% 11.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 11.2% 11.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% 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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 11.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 5.4%, sitewide 3.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 1.9% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 2.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst