Publication summary
81% 398 analyzed articles/videos 197,649 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Independent results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 14,508 hits . Analysis detected 116,127 faulty-reasoning hits from 153,071 analyzed words across 62 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 43% (314 of 548 publications). This The Independent is better (less manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 153,071
Article count: 62
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.8% percentile 1.4% BS Score62 analyzed articles153.1K 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 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.5% 9.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.0% 2.0% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst