Publication summary
6% 14 analyzed articles/videos 16,646 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Beacon results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 86,297 hits . Analysis detected 1,051,451 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,681,820 analyzed words across 466 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 37% (373 of 585 publications). This The Beacon is better (less manipulative) than 63.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,681,820
Article count: 466
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 36.3% percentile 1.2% BS Score466 analyzed articles1.7M 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 5.1% 5.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst