Publication summary
59% 71 analyzed articles/videos 34,049 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gizmodo results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 22,503 hits . Analysis detected 160,604 faulty-reasoning hits from 163,879 analyzed words across 71 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 46% (206 of 379 publications). This Gizmodo is better (less manipulative) than 54.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 163,879
Article count: 71
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.8% percentile 1.8% BS Score71 analyzed articles163.9K 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 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 13.7% 13.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.2% 4.2% 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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 13.7%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst