Publication summary
42% 10 analyzed articles/videos 8,001 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigate Midwest results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 3,367 hits . Analysis detected 17,830 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,082 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 30% (412 of 584 publications). This Investigate Midwest is better (less manipulative) than 70.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 35,082
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.5% percentile 1.0% BS Score10 analyzed articles35.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.6% 9.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst