Publication summary
12% 18 analyzed articles/videos 11,890 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alameda Post results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Framing Effect , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 2,366 hits . Analysis detected 21,992 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,886 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 18% (479 of 584 publications). This Alameda Post is better (less manipulative) than 82.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 50,886
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
18% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.0% percentile 0.9% BS Score18 analyzed articles50.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.5% 0.5% 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: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst