Publication summary
30% 16 analyzed articles/videos 13,162 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Denver Westword results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 3,038 hits . Analysis detected 26,703 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,770 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 19% (447 of 548 publications). This Denver Westword is better (less manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 54,770
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.5% percentile 1.0% BS Score16 analyzed articles54.8K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, 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 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst