Publication summary
37% 48 analyzed articles/videos 37,493 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Voice of San Diego results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 12,715 hits . Analysis detected 101,418 faulty-reasoning hits from 189,050 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 24% (421 of 548 publications). This Voice of San Diego is better (less manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 189,050
Article count: 48
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.2% percentile 1.0% BS Score48 analyzed articles189.1K 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 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.7% 0.7% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst