Publication summary
32% 16 analyzed articles/videos 10,563 analyzed words
BS Summary: These East Bay Times results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 9,028 hits . Analysis detected 77,325 faulty-reasoning hits from 137,839 analyzed words across 54 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (404 of 548 publications). This East Bay Times is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group. East Bay Times
Publication details
Total words: 137,839
Article count: 54
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.3% percentile 1.1% BS Score54 analyzed articles137.8K 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 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst