Publication summary
54% 42 analyzed articles/videos 23,151 analyzed words
BS Summary: These bostonherald results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Availability Heuristic , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 9,202 hits . Analysis detected 92,459 faulty-reasoning hits from 140,593 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 40% (344 of 570 publications). This bostonherald is better (less manipulative) than 60.30% of the peer group. bostonherald
Publication details
Total words: 140,593
Article count: 42
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.7% percentile 1.2% BS Score42 analyzed articles140.6K 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 5.7% 5.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst