Publication summary
43%33 analyzed articles/videos44,426 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Appeal results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 13,168 hits. Analysis detected 96,487 faulty-reasoning hits from 194,078 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 22% (453 of 575 publications). This The Appeal is better (less manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

21% percentile
025507510021.3% percentile
1.0% BS Score33 analyzed articles194.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.9%2.9%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, 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 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

After More Than 20 Years in Prison, Georgia Man Wins New Trial in "Shaken Baby" Case4%
The Appeal43%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg36%8/4/2026, 7:34:41 AM
FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications64%
The Appeal43%By Isabella Lucia Maitino74% Jeremy Busby86%8/1/2026, 8:35:56 AM
Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support48%
The Appeal43%By Renée Feltz50%7/28/2026, 8:29:34 AM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred43%
The Appeal43%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg36%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred31%
The Appeal43%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg36%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
As Trump Targets Trans Women in Washington Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s Verdict8%
The Appeal43%By Victoria Law23%7/17/2026, 8:00:37 AM
Justice in Less Than a Minute? Oklahoma County Bail Hearings Don’t Meet Constitutional Standards, Attorneys Say.12%
The Appeal43%By Maddy Keyes12% Sierra Pfeifer12%7/13/2026, 9:46:46 AM
He Was Arrested for Unpaid Court Fees. He Was Dead 48 Hours Later.10%
The Appeal43%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg36%7/8/2026, 5:49:00 AM
Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contracts54%
The Appeal43%By Katie Rose Quandt76%7/4/2026, 7:45:33 AM
At Its Best, LGBTQ Pride Is an Abolitionist Uprising — and a Dance Party52%
The Appeal43%By Erica R. Meiners81% Jaime Sauceda81% Ye Qing J.81%6/30/2026, 7:27:49 AM