Publication summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos3,157 analyzed words
BS Summary: These PCMag results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 1,028 hits. Analysis detected 10,040 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,617 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (363 of 410 publications). This PCMag is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.
PCMag
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
⁠0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
⁠1%Brookings1%
⁠1%Capital B News1%
⁠1%Spotlight Delaware1%
⁠1%The Banner1%
⁠12%PCMag (selected)2%
⁠99%Utah Hockey Club13%
⁠100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
⁠100%MS NOW Live Events26%
⁠100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
⁠100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 20,617
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
1.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles20.6K 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 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.3%1.3%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos