Publication summary
47%30 analyzed articles/videos58,056 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scalawag results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 15,324 hits. Analysis detected 144,967 faulty-reasoning hits from 233,299 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 34% (376 of 564 publications). This Scalawag is better (less manipulative) than 66.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

33% percentile
025507510033.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score30 analyzed articles233.3K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.0%1.0%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate