Publication summary
38% 2 analyzed articles/videos 548 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NJ Spotlight News results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Status Quo Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Overconfidence Bias , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 228 hits . Analysis detected 1,657 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,192 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 85% (93 of 584 publications). This NJ Spotlight News is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 2,192
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
84% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 84.2% percentile 3.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 10.4% 10.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Publication 8.8% 8.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.5% 1.5% 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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Status Quo Bias: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 2.2% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Recency Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Middle Ground: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 0.1% Slippery Slope: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Indoctrination: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst