Author summary
66% 24 analyzed articles/videos 8,637 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC News results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 2,894 hits . Analysis detected 28,906 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,920 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 20% (6,959 of 8,669 authors). This NBC News is better (less manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group. NBC News
Author details
Total words: 40,920
Article count: 24
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score24 analyzed articles40.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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: Author 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst