Publication summary
34% 65 analyzed articles/videos 38,844 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Popular Mechanics results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 13,179 hits . Analysis detected 163,502 faulty-reasoning hits from 221,797 analyzed words across 65 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 22% (297 of 379 publications). This Popular Mechanics is better (less manipulative) than 78.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 221,797
Article count: 65
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score65 analyzed articles221.8K 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 3.7% 3.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.3% 4.3% 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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst