Publication summary
58% 33 analyzed articles/videos 15,958 analyzed words
BS Summary: These theGrio results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 5,231 hits . Analysis detected 46,764 faulty-reasoning hits from 76,907 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 38% (363 of 584 publications). This theGrio is better (less manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 76,907
Article count: 33
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 37.9% percentile 1.2% BS Score33 analyzed articles76.9K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.4% 0.4% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst