Publication summary
73% 61 analyzed articles/videos 27,801 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kotaku results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 20,755 hits . Analysis detected 159,327 faulty-reasoning hits from 137,146 analyzed words across 61 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 59% (159 of 384 publications). This Kotaku is worse (more manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 137,146
Article count: 61
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 58.7% percentile 2.2% BS Score61 analyzed articles137.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 15.1% 15.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 13.4% 13.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 3.6% 3.6% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 13.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 15.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst