Topic summary
⁠4%1 analyzed article/video399 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Times Picayune results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Halo Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 160 hits. Analysis detected 583 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,197 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (5,367 of 16,562 topics). This Times Picayune is worse (more manipulative) than 67.60% of the peer group.
Times Picayune
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,197
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.6% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.4%13.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 7.6%7.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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