Topic summary
95% 48 analyzed articles/videos 38,844 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Criticism results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18% saturation with 33,189 hits . Analysis detected 243,710 faulty-reasoning hits from 184,233 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 49% (11,202 of 21,968 topics). This Media Criticism is better (less manipulative) than 51.00% of the peer group. Media Criticism
Topic details
Total words: 184,233
Article count: 48
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.0% percentile 2.4% BS Score48 analyzed articles184.2K 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 6.2% 6.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 18.0% 18.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 7.1% 7.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst