Publication summary
32% 31 analyzed articles/videos 25,831 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baltimore Sun results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 5,314 hits . Analysis detected 63,283 faulty-reasoning hits from 118,182 analyzed words across 41 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 23% (427 of 548 publications). This Baltimore Sun is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 118,182
Article count: 41
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.1% percentile 1.0% BS Score41 analyzed articles118.2K 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 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.3% 2.3% 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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst