Publication summary
20% 113 analyzed articles/videos 95,903 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Live Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.4% saturation with 15,688 hits . Analysis detected 203,335 faulty-reasoning hits from 457,688 analyzed words across 113 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (503 of 581 publications). This Live Science is better (less manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 457,688
Article count: 113
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.4% percentile 0.9% BS Score113 analyzed articles457.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst