Topic summary
⁠29%3 analyzed articles/videos521 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Journalists results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 924 hits. Analysis detected 7,000 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,314 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (11,985 of 15,952 topics). This Journalists is better (less manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group.
Journalists

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510024.9% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.3K 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 11.1%11.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.7%10.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 11.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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