Publication summary
27% 8 analyzed articles/videos 2,721 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WHYY results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 525 hits . Analysis detected 5,229 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,516 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 16% (471 of 556 publications). This WHYY is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 13,516
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.3% percentile 0.9% BS Score8 analyzed articles13.5K 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 3.7% 3.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.9% 0.9% 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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst