Publication summary
59%77 analyzed articles/videos28,546 analyzed words
BS Summary: These 9to5Mac results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 21,993 hits. Analysis detected 115,722 faulty-reasoning hits from 136,245 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 38% (247 of 398 publications). This 9to5Mac is better (less manipulative) than 62.00% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
38%9to5Mac (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 136,245
Article count: 77
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

38% percentile
025507510038.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score77 analyzed articles136.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 5.2%5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Publication 16.1%16.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 3.5%3.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 5.0%5.0%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 16.1%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate