Speaker summary
43% 12 analyzed articles/videos 222.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These 404 Media results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 49% saturation with 279 hits . Analysis detected 1,276.66 faulty-reasoning hits from 222.667 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.8% and a BS Rank of 28% (18,757 of 25,862 speakers). This 404 Media is better (less manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group. 404 Media
Speaker details
Total words: 222.667
Article count: 12
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.5% percentile 17.8% BS Score12 analyzed videos222.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 49.0% 49.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 34.5% 34.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 25.0% 25.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 25.3% 25.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 22.0% 22.0% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 13.5% 13.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 16.0% 16.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 16.2% 16.2% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 8.4% 8.4% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Negativity Bias: Speaker 49.0%, sitewide 19.2% Anecdotal: Speaker 34.5%, sitewide 5.2% Framing Effect: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 25.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 22.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst