Publication summary
55% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,289 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inside Higher Ed results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Halo Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 700 hits . Analysis detected 6,681 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,424 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 30% (398 of 568 publications). This Inside Higher Ed is better (less manipulative) than 70.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 13,424
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.0% percentile 1.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.4K 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 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst