Topic summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 609 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Journalist's Privilege results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Slippery Slope , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 303 hits . Analysis detected 1,408 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,436 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (8,942 of 16,243 topics). This Journalist's Privilege is better (less manipulative) than 55.00% of the peer group. Journalist's Privilege
Topic details
Total words: 2,436
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.0% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 12.4% 12.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% 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 12.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3% Slippery Slope: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.7% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Tu Quoque: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.2% False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.9% Burden of Proof: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst