Publication summary
87% 511 analyzed articles/videos 272,566 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gothamist results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 103,769 hits . Analysis detected 1,005,675 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,274,212 analyzed words across 511 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (304 of 584 publications). This Gothamist is better (less manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,274,212
Article count: 511
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.0% percentile 1.5% BS Score511 analyzed articles1.3M analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 7.9% 7.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.1% 1.1% 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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst