Publication summary
22%30 analyzed articles/videos19,594 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Associated Press results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.8% saturation with 7,656 hits. Analysis detected 63,417 faulty-reasoning hits from 160,120 analyzed words across 60 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 6% (521 of 552 publications). This Associated Press is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

6% percentile
02550751005.6% percentile
0.8% BS Score60 analyzed articles160.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.2%1.2%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Pessimi…5%Negativ…4%
Eastern Clackamas County told to prepare to evacuate as Grasshopper Fire burns near Mount Hood2%
OPB18%By Troy Brynelson80%8/4/2026, 1:33:36 PM
Availab…2%Framing…33%Negativ…7%Red Her…2%
As Oregon cities buck data centers, a committee is set to propose statewide regulations10%
OPB18%By Dirk VanderHart21%8/4/2026, 6:00:01 AM
Over a dozen unaccounted for and hundreds of structures burned in what could be ‘the worst natural disaster’ in Spokane22%
OPB18%By Paige Browning69% Anna King33% Derek Wang33% Adia White33%8/3/2026, 6:49:28 PM
Oregon attorney general again sues the Trump administration over tariffs51%
OPB18%By Kyra Buckley44%8/3/2026, 5:44:08 PM
Wildfires burn parts of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge66%
OPB18%By Alejandro Figueroa41%8/3/2026, 4:10:47 PM
Pendleton wants homelessness lawsuit thrown out after tweaking city ‘resting’ rules26%
OPB18%By Antonio Sierra39%8/3/2026, 3:43:09 PM
‘It takes a lot out of you’: Fire camps ensure crews are fed and equipped as wildfires ravage Oregon4%
OPB18%By Joni Auden Land2%8/3/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Environmental groups fail to prevent logging project near Ashland9%
OPB18%By Roman Battaglia9%8/3/2026, 6:00:00 AM
1 dead, 5 injured in Cully neighborhood shooting in Portland6%
OPB18%By Casey Frizzell21%8/2/2026, 2:25:59 PM
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes8%
OPB18%By JOHN HANNA29%8/2/2026, 9:32:47 AM