Publication summary
84% 40 analyzed articles/videos 49,741 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Compact results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Confirmation Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 27,279 hits . Analysis detected 236,912 faulty-reasoning hits from 246,236 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 59% (244 of 581 publications). This Compact is worse (more manipulative) than 58.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 246,236
Article count: 40
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
58% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 58.1% percentile 1.8% BS Score40 analyzed articles246.2K 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 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 8.5% 8.5% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 11.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Slippery Slope: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst