Publication summary
93%525 analyzed articles/videos432,022 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Goats and Soda (NPR) results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 192,268 hits. Analysis detected 1,649,955 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,710,213 analyzed words across 524 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 57% (248 of 564 publications). This Goats and Soda (NPR) is worse (more manipulative) than 56.10% of the peer group.
Goats and Soda (NPR)

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

56% percentile
025507510056.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score524 analyzed articles1.7M analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 11.2%11.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 6.1%6.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 3.4%3.4%

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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 11.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress18%
NPR93%By Yonat Shimron31%7/16/2026, 10:24:31 AM
At NATO summit in Turkey, Trump says he believes ceasefire with Iran is 'over'40%
NPR93%By Deepa Shivaram0%7/8/2026, 2:12:59 AM
This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work25%
NPR93%By Andrea Hsu80%7/8/2026, 2:01:00 AM
Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt72%
NPR93%By Jasmine Garsd0% Russell Lewis0%7/7/2026, 11:49:12 AM
Trump’s NATO pressure campaign continues as summit begins42%
NPR93%By Fatma Tanis0% Danielle Kurtzleben71%7/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Heirs of 'odious' 169-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels48%
NPR93%By Carrie Johnson0%7/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
This World Cup marks end of era for Ronaldo and other soccer greats61%
NPR93%By Juliana Kim95%7/6/2026, 2:31:21 PM
The U.S. faces Belgium in the World Cup on the heels of Trump-Infantino red card call54%
NPR93%By Becky Sullivan83%7/6/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them59%
NPR93%By The Associated Press73%7/5/2026, 11:06:17 PM
In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism30%
NPR93%By The Associated Press73%7/4/2026, 1:34:31 PM