Publication summary
40% 16 analyzed articles/videos 8,429 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC Chicago results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 3,830 hits . Analysis detected 17,313 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,180 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (382 of 584 publications). This NBC Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 35,180
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score16 analyzed articles35.2K 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 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.9% 10.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.3% 0.3% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.5% 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