Publication summary
25% 60 analyzed articles/videos 24,059 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago Tribune results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Negativity Bias , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 5,553 hits . Analysis detected 49,117 faulty-reasoning hits from 99,934 analyzed words across 60 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 26% (416 of 559 publications). This Chicago Tribune is better (less manipulative) than 74.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 99,934
Article count: 60
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26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.6% percentile 1.0% BS Score60 analyzed articles99.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst