Topic summary
⁠64%3 analyzed articles/videos3,156 analyzed words
BS Summary: These New York Times results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 1,718 hits. Analysis detected 11,442 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,736 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,425 of 16,562 topics). This New York Times is better (less manipulative) than 62.90% of the peer group.
New York Times
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.7K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.0%13.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.6%5.6%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 6.2%6.2%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos