Topic summary
80% 68 analyzed articles/videos 43,677 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 22,472 hits . Analysis detected 210,260 faulty-reasoning hits from 175,961 analyzed words across 68 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (10,656 of 15,256 topics). This Media is better (less manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group. Media
Topic details
Total words: 175,961
Article count: 68
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.2% percentile 2.2% BS Score68 analyzed articles176K 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 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 12.4% 12.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.8% 12.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.8% 0.8% 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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst