Publication summary
91% 1 analyzed article/video 1,178 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Atlantic results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Confirmation Bias , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37.6% saturation with 1,772 hits . Analysis detected 6,403 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,712 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 93% (43 of 584 publications). This The Atlantic is worse (more manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 4,712
Article count: 1
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93% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 92.8% percentile 4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 37.6% 37.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 9.2% 9.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 4.8% 4.8% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 37.6%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 16.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 2.0% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.9% Ad Hominem: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 2.2% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Pessimism Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst