Publication summary
68% 133 analyzed articles/videos 136,712 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mother Jones results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 52,323 hits . Analysis detected 485,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 610,068 analyzed words across 133 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (295 of 556 publications). This Mother Jones is better (less manipulative) than 53.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 610,068
Article count: 133
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.0% percentile 1.5% BS Score133 analyzed articles610.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.7% 3.7% 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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst