Publication summary
51% 40 analyzed articles/videos 43,407 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Lens results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 10,715 hits . Analysis detected 102,860 faulty-reasoning hits from 183,758 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 28% (407 of 564 publications). This The Lens is better (less manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 183,758
Article count: 40
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28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.9% percentile 1.0% BS Score40 analyzed articles183.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.6% 1.6% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, 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 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst