Publication summary
99% 396 analyzed articles/videos 118,423 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ABC News results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 16,879 hits . Analysis detected 140,271 faulty-reasoning hits from 260,630 analyzed words across 114 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 22% (433 of 552 publications). This ABC News is better (less manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 260,630
Article count: 114
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.6% percentile 1.0% BS Score114 analyzed articles260.6K 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% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 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: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst