Author summary
9% 2 analyzed articles/videos 436 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas Public Radio results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Circular Reasoning , Halo Effect , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 137 hits . Analysis detected 562 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,072 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 37% (5,892 of 9,213 authors). This Texas Public Radio is better (less manipulative) than 63.90% of the peer group. Texas Public Radio
Author details
Total words: 2,072
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 36.1% percentile 1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–10%
0.0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.6% 6.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.6% 2.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.3% 1.3% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 1.2% 1.2% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 2% 2% 4% 4% 6% 6% 8% 8% 10% 10% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Indoctrination: Author 6.6%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Circular Reasoning: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst