Publication summary
81% 440 analyzed articles/videos 61,556 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Japan Times results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 47,064 hits . Analysis detected 349,250 faulty-reasoning hits from 344,456 analyzed words across 438 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 61% (219 of 552 publications). This The Japan Times is worse (more manipulative) than 60.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 344,456
Article count: 438
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
60% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 60.4% percentile 1.9% BS Score438 analyzed articles344.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 13.7% 13.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.3% 11.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% 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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.1%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst