Publication summary
6% 23 analyzed articles/videos 51,598 analyzed words
BS Summary: These FactCheck.org results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 3.5% saturation with 7,464 hits . Analysis detected 75,149 faulty-reasoning hits from 215,305 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.7% and a BS Rank of 4% (538 of 556 publications). This FactCheck.org is better (less manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 215,305
Article count: 23
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.2% percentile 0.7% BS Score23 analyzed articles215.3K 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 1.3% 1.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% 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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst