Publication summary
36% 61 analyzed articles/videos 38,022 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Chronicle results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 8,715 hits . Analysis detected 92,897 faulty-reasoning hits from 161,815 analyzed words across 61 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 29% (392 of 548 publications). This San Francisco Chronicle is better (less manipulative) than 71.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 161,815
Article count: 61
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.5% percentile 1.1% BS Score61 analyzed articles161.8K 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 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.9% 1.9% 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst