Publication summary
32% 11 analyzed articles/videos 6,592 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Austin Monitor results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 1,590 hits . Analysis detected 15,669 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,784 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 29% (417 of 584 publications). This Austin Monitor is better (less manipulative) than 71.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 31,784
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.6% percentile 1.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles31.8K 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 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.9% 0.9% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, 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 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst