Publication summary
18% 31 analyzed articles/videos 20,329 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richland Source results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Biased Writer Voice , and Halo Effect , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 4,498 hits . Analysis detected 38,320 faulty-reasoning hits from 79,461 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 21% (438 of 548 publications). This Richland Source is better (less manipulative) than 79.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 79,461
Article count: 31
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 20.1% percentile 1.0% BS Score31 analyzed articles79.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.4% 0.4% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst