Publication summary
52% 15 analyzed articles/videos 4,147 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SFGate results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Unattributed Quote , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 1,965 hits . Analysis detected 11,588 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,232 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 45% (303 of 548 publications). This SFGate is better (less manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 17,232
Article count: 15
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.8% percentile 1.5% BS Score15 analyzed articles17.2K 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 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.4% 11.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 10.0% 10.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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