Publication summary
20% 31 analyzed articles/videos 15,449 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Qcitymetro results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 3,658 hits . Analysis detected 27,908 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,133 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 24% (424 of 556 publications). This Qcitymetro is better (less manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group. Qcitymetro
Publication details
Total words: 62,133
Article count: 31
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.8% percentile 1.0% BS Score31 analyzed articles62.1K 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 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% 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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst