Publication summary
92% 126 analyzed articles/videos 52,916 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Townhall results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Right Leaning Bias , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 35,208 hits . Analysis detected 330,438 faulty-reasoning hits from 230,712 analyzed words across 126 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 79% (120 of 548 publications). This Townhall is worse (more manipulative) than 78.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 230,712
Article count: 126
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
78% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 78.2% percentile 2.7% BS Score126 analyzed articles230.7K 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 9.9% 9.9% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Publication 13.3% 13.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 15.3% 15.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 12.9% 12.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 10.3% 10.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 12.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 10.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 15.3%, sitewide 5.3% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 13.3%, sitewide 1.4% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 0.5% Ad Hominem: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst