Publication summary
95% 22 analyzed articles/videos 6,429 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Crooks and Liars results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Ad Hominem , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 28% saturation with 7,590 hits . Analysis detected 44,275 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,154 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 86% (82 of 571 publications). This Crooks and Liars is worse (more manipulative) than 85.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 27,154
Article count: 22
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
86% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 85.8% percentile 3.1% BS Score22 analyzed articles27.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 27.9% 27.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.6% 6.6% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Publication 12.4% 12.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 11.6% 11.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 9.0% 9.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 27.9%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 19.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 9.0%, sitewide 15.9% Ad Hominem: Publication 12.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 11.6%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.9%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 3.7% Straw Man: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 0.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Horn Effect: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 1.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst