Publication summary
89% 111 analyzed articles/videos 23,790 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Semafor results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 13,620 hits . Analysis detected 114,674 faulty-reasoning hits from 104,011 analyzed words across 111 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 66% (193 of 556 publications). This Semafor is worse (more manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 104,011
Article count: 111
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
65% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 65.4% percentile 2.1% BS Score111 analyzed articles104K 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 13.1% 13.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.0% 11.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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 13.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 1.9% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst