Publication summary
44% 58 analyzed articles/videos 52,706 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Berkeleyside results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 11,518 hits . Analysis detected 124,910 faulty-reasoning hits from 228,281 analyzed words across 58 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 30% (413 of 584 publications). This Berkeleyside is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 228,281
Article count: 58
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.3% percentile 1.0% BS Score58 analyzed articles228.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.2% 2.2% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst