Publication summary
12% 71 analyzed articles/videos 35,343 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Popular Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.7% saturation with 8,899 hits . Analysis detected 117,450 faulty-reasoning hits from 190,882 analyzed words across 71 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (344 of 379 publications). This Popular Science is better (less manipulative) than 90.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 190,882
Article count: 71
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.3% percentile 1.2% BS Score71 analyzed articles190.9K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst