Publication summary
45% 33 analyzed articles/videos 55,002 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The American Prospect results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Confirmation Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 16,515 hits . Analysis detected 141,632 faulty-reasoning hits from 237,098 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 32% (386 of 563 publications). This The American Prospect is better (less manipulative) than 68.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 237,098
Article count: 33
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.5% percentile 1.1% BS Score33 analyzed articles237.1K 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 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst