Publication summary
2% 14 analyzed articles/videos 13,397 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Montana Free Press results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 2.3% saturation with 1,470 hits . Analysis detected 12,798 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,413 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.5% and a BS Rank of 1% (546 of 548 publications). This Montana Free Press is better (less manipulative) than 99.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 63,413
Article count: 14
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.4% percentile 0.5% BS Score14 analyzed articles63.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 0.5% 0.5% 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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst