Author summary
73% 247 analyzed articles/videos 160,536 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Associated Press results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 64,020 hits . Analysis detected 482,125 faulty-reasoning hits from 711,721 analyzed words across 247 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 12% (7,545 of 8,521 authors). This The Associated Press is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group. The Associated Press
Author details
Total words: 711,721
Article count: 247
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score247 analyzed articles711.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.0% 9.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 8.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst