Publication summary
100%2 analyzed articles/videos889 analyzed words
BS Summary: These HuffPost results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 31,103 hits. Analysis detected 297,504 faulty-reasoning hits from 470,391 analyzed words across 146 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 37% (361 of 572 publications). This HuffPost is better (less manipulative) than 63.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

37% percentile
025507510037.0% percentile
1.2% BS Score146 analyzed articles470.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.9%2.9%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open the waterway24%
Reuters57%By Enas Alashray0% Steve Holland0% Nafisa Eltahir8/8/2026, 3:43:02 PM
Senate votes to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general7%
Good Morning America57%By JAY O'BRIEN0% ALLISON PECORIN0%8/8/2026, 1:35:00 AM
Hindsig…21%Negativ…0.9%
Doc who treated Lindsay Clancy before children's deaths said there was no signs of imminent danger4%
Yahoo News57%By Jamie Frevele3%8/7/2026, 3:13:05 PM
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children3%
Yahoo News57%By JENNIFER PELTZ25%8/7/2026, 11:34:23 AM
Teen kills classmates, teachers, and his grandparents in Thai gun rampage, police say7%
Yahoo News57%By Helen Regan8% Kocha Olarn8% Angie Puranasamriddhi8% CNN50%8/7/2026, 4:17:56 AM
Trump issues new executive orders aimed at birthright citizenship36%
CBS News57%By Kathryn Watson54%8/6/2026, 5:15:00 PM
Miss North Carolina USA loses crown after organizer condemns 'racism, homophobia, transphobia'33%
Fox News57%By Stephen Sorace87%8/6/2026, 7:28:27 AM
Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns23%
Yahoo News57%By Tara Copp72% Natalie Allison87% Noah Robertson87% (c) 202647% The Washington Post47%8/6/2026, 12:29:37 AM
El-Sayed Responds To Trump’s Attacks: ‘The Man Can’t Stay On Focus’54%
HuffPost57%By Li Zhou78%8/5/2026, 8:39:43 PM
Who is Abdul El-Sayed? A guide to the progressive populist who just won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.39%
Yahoo News57%By Andrew Romano61%8/5/2026, 6:59:01 AM