Publication summary
46%39 analyzed articles/videos41,566 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNET results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 29,205 hits. Analysis detected 177,033 faulty-reasoning hits from 209,010 analyzed words across 39 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 36% (244 of 379 publications). This CNET is better (less manipulative) than 64.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

36% percentile
025507510035.7% percentile
1.6% BS Score39 analyzed articles209K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Publication 14.0%14.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 5.0%5.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Publication 0.1%0.1%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 14.0%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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CNET46%By Gael Cooper11%7/22/2026, 10:17:18 PM
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CNET46%By Gael Cooper11%7/21/2026, 10:03:12 PM
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CNET46%By Mike Sorrentino93% Moe Long93% Tyler Graham93% Abrar Al-Heeti93% Vanessa Hand Orellana93% Patrick Holland93% Katelyn Chedraoui46%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM
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CNET46%By Katie Collins97%7/20/2026, 10:34:38 PM
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CNET46%By Ty Pendlebury38%7/20/2026, 9:49:15 PM
Argentina vs. Spain: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Live for Free44%
CNET46%By Kevin Lynch62%7/19/2026, 1:00:58 PM