Author summary
91% 1 analyzed article/video 496 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WBUR News results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Negativity Bias , and Framing Effect , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 28% saturation with 556 hits . Analysis detected 2,887 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,984 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of 89% (1,005 of 9,149 authors). This WBUR News is worse (more manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group. WBUR News
Author details
Total words: 1,984
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
89% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 89.0% percentile 5.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.8% 12.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 28.0% 28.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 15.3% 15.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.7% 13.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.0% 3.0% 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% Appeal to Emotion: Author 28.0%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Author 12.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.7%, sitewide 19.2% Anecdotal: Author 15.3%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.7%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.9%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8% Loss Aversion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.5% Horn Effect: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst