Publication summary
48% 81 analyzed articles/videos 46,504 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WTOP results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 14,066 hits . Analysis detected 114,056 faulty-reasoning hits from 205,806 analyzed words across 81 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 30% (403 of 570 publications). This WTOP is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 205,806
Article count: 81
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.3% percentile 1.0% BS Score81 analyzed articles205.8K 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 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst