Publication summary
34% 13 analyzed articles/videos 8,384 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CalMatters results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 2,576 hits . Analysis detected 20,161 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,805 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 15% (500 of 584 publications). This CalMatters is better (less manipulative) than 85.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 51,805
Article count: 13
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.4% percentile 0.9% BS Score13 analyzed articles51.8K 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 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.2% 0.2% 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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst