Publication summary
39% 60 analyzed articles/videos 76,217 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KFF Health News results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 20,204 hits . Analysis detected 167,613 faulty-reasoning hits from 328,051 analyzed words across 60 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 17% (457 of 548 publications). This KFF Health News is better (less manipulative) than 83.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 328,051
Article count: 60
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.6% percentile 0.9% BS Score60 analyzed articles328.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst