Author summary
48% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,237 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Denver Post results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 19.1% saturation with 978 hits . Analysis detected 3,383 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,122 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 77% (2,178 of 9,277 authors). This The Denver Post is worse (more manipulative) than 76.50% of the peer group. The Denver Post
Author details
Total words: 5,122
Article count: 5
Publications
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77% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 76.5% percentile 3.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles5.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.8% 17.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 19.1% 19.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.3% 6.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.0% 2.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.3% 0.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 3.5% 3.5% 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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 19.1%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst