Publication summary
41% 20 analyzed articles/videos 19,638 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dallas Observer results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 3,796 hits . Analysis detected 44,283 faulty-reasoning hits from 83,278 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 25% (418 of 556 publications). This Dallas Observer is better (less manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 83,278
Article count: 20
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.9% percentile 1.0% BS Score20 analyzed articles83.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% 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% Framing Effect: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst