Topic summary
76% 43 analyzed articles/videos 20,068 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Journalism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 12,595 hits . Analysis detected 107,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 100,840 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,367 of 16,134 topics). This Journalism is better (less manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group. Journalism
Topic details
Total words: 100,840
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.3% percentile 2.0% BS Score43 analyzed articles100.8K 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% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.5% 12.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 9.9% 9.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 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: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst