Speaker summary
61% 22 analyzed articles/videos 715.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Daily Kos results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 28.4% saturation with 257.509 hits . Analysis detected 1,162.373 faulty-reasoning hits from 715.333 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of 4% (43,298 of 44,955 speakers). This Daily Kos is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group. Daily Kos
Speaker details
Total words: 715.333
Article count: 22
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.7% percentile 5.4% BS Score22 analyzed videos715.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 28.4% 28.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 8.1% 8.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 22.8% 22.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 4.1% 4.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 0.9% 0.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 6.5% 6.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 2.3% 2.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 2.1% 2.1% 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% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 28.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 22.8%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 15.9% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Indoctrination: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Bandwagon: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.0% Burden of Proof: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 0.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst