Publication summary
27% 61 analyzed articles/videos 44,142 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baltimore Sun results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.3% saturation with 5,385 hits . Analysis detected 65,097 faulty-reasoning hits from 125,674 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 21% (437 of 553 publications). This Baltimore Sun is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 125,674
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.0% percentile 1.0% BS Score43 analyzed articles125.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% 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 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst