Publication summary
40% 77 analyzed articles/videos 29,943 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Engadget results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 8,971 hits . Analysis detected 103,666 faulty-reasoning hits from 123,089 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 40% (242 of 398 publications). This Engadget is better (less manipulative) than 60.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 123,089
Article count: 77
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.3% percentile 1.7% BS Score77 analyzed articles123.1K 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 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.9% 6.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% 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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst