Publication summary
81% 104 analyzed articles/videos 147,935 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Unherd results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 87,675 hits . Analysis detected 696,026 faulty-reasoning hits from 690,697 analyzed words across 104 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 59% (226 of 548 publications). This Unherd is worse (more manipulative) than 58.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 690,697
Article count: 104
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 58.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score104 analyzed articles690.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 12.7% 12.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 11.8% 11.8% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 12.7%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 11.8%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst