Publication summary
25% 65 analyzed articles/videos 28,202 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WDET results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 6,639 hits . Analysis detected 53,989 faulty-reasoning hits from 116,741 analyzed words across 65 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 17% (468 of 558 publications). This WDET is better (less manipulative) than 83.80% of the peer group. WDET
Publication details
Total words: 116,741
Article count: 65
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.2% percentile 0.9% BS Score65 analyzed articles116.7K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst