Publication summary
72% 59 analyzed articles/videos 26,762 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 14.4% saturation with 19,324 hits . Analysis detected 153,267 faulty-reasoning hits from 134,029 analyzed words across 59 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 58% (163 of 379 publications). This Kotaku is worse (more manipulative) than 57.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 134,029
Article count: 59
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
57% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 57.1% percentile 2.1% BS Score59 analyzed articles134K 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 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 14.4% 14.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 13.3% 13.3% 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 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.7% 3.7% 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 13.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 14.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% 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 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 4.4%, 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 3.5%, 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% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst