Publication summary
86% 275 analyzed articles/videos 369,679 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Intercept results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 197,952 hits . Analysis detected 1,686,832 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,748,871 analyzed words across 274 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 58% (237 of 556 publications). This The Intercept is worse (more manipulative) than 57.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,748,871
Article count: 274
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
58% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 57.5% percentile 1.8% BS Score274 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 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.3% 11.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 9.7% 9.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 5.8% 5.8% 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% Framing Effect: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 9.7%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 2.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst