Publication summary
80% 53 analyzed articles/videos 64,808 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Slate results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 52,558 hits . Analysis detected 286,240 faulty-reasoning hits from 283,172 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 59% (225 of 548 publications). This Slate is worse (more manipulative) than 59.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 283,172
Article count: 53
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 59.0% percentile 1.9% BS Score53 analyzed articles283.2K 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 5.5% 5.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 18.6% 18.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.6% 9.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.3% 0.3% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.6%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 18.6%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst