Topic summary
80% 60 analyzed articles/videos 39,574 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Journalism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 15,461 hits . Analysis detected 141,206 faulty-reasoning hits from 179,556 analyzed words across 60 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 18% (18,010 of 21,723 topics). This Journalism is better (less manipulative) than 82.90% of the peer group. Journalism
Topic details
Total words: 179,556
Article count: 60
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 17.1% percentile 1.5% BS Score60 analyzed articles179.6K 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% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 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: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst