Topic summary
⁠96%1 analyzed article/video850 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Journalist Performance results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Ad Hominem, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 682 hits. Analysis detected 4,069 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,550 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,187 of 16,502 topics). This Journalist Performance is worse (more manipulative) than 74.60% of the peer group.
Journalist Performance
Topic details
Total words: 2,550
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.6% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 26.0%26.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 26.8%26.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 26.8%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 3.7%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Red Herring: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos