Speaker summary
55%32 analyzed articles/videos710 analyzed words
BS Summary: These World Health Organization results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Anchoring Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 197 hits. Analysis detected 1,526.746 faulty-reasoning hits from 710 analyzed words across 32 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of 5% (24,484 of 25,757 speakers). This World Health Organization is better (less manipulative) than 95.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751004.9% percentile
6.7% BS Score32 analyzed videos710 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 24.8%24.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 14.0%14.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 8.0%8.0%

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: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 9.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Congo's Ebola Outbreak Is the Fastest-Growing Ever Recorded45%
Foreign Policy27%By Nosmot Gbadamosi55%7/22/2026, 7:51:13 PM
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers57%
Sun Sentinel52%By Associated Press60%7/20/2026, 2:43:39 PM
Breathable air is a luxury. Paying out of pocket could be next81%
Salon77%By Troy Farah74%7/19/2026, 10:30:01 AM
What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact40%
Yahoo News37%By Esme Stallard - Senior climate0% science reporter0% Erwan Rivault - Senior data designer0% Pilar Tomas - Senior visual journalist0%7/17/2026, 11:50:34 PM
What breathing wildfire smoke does to your body — and how to stay safe28%
The Independent66%By Dr. Farhan M. Asrar0%7/16/2026, 12:59:24 PM
Human vaccine trials for latest Ebola outbreak begin in the UK91%
Semafor85%By Jeronimo Gonzalez94% Jenny Vaughan95%7/15/2026, 1:58:39 PM
Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return48%
Ars Technica18%By Beth Mole31%7/14/2026, 10:09:31 PM
No, crows aren’t cleaning up cigarette butts in Sweden61%
Popular Science12%By Andrew Paul23%7/14/2026, 4:01:00 PM
Europe May Never Be Cool, but It Can Be Air Conditioned53%
Reason.com40%By J.D. Tuccille0%7/6/2026, 11:00:17 AM
When the ability to smell goes away15%
Ars Technica18%By Victoria Clayton0% Knowable Magazine0%7/4/2026, 11:04:31 AM