Publication summary
21% 86 analyzed articles/videos 81,841 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ars Technica results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 22,153 hits . Analysis detected 231,891 faulty-reasoning hits from 359,160 analyzed words across 86 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 13% (339 of 386 publications). This Ars Technica is better (less manipulative) than 87.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 359,160
Article count: 86
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.2% percentile 1.2% BS Score86 analyzed articles359.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.5% 1.5% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst