Publication summary
58% 99 analyzed articles/videos 43,046 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC News results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 12,050 hits . Analysis detected 112,403 faulty-reasoning hits from 188,765 analyzed words across 99 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (385 of 584 publications). This NBC News is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 188,765
Article count: 99
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34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.1% percentile 1.1% BS Score99 analyzed articles188.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.0% 2.0% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, 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 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst