Publication summary
47% 102 analyzed articles/videos 57,721 analyzed words
BS Summary: These TechCrunch results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 16,327 hits . Analysis detected 216,732 faulty-reasoning hits from 272,502 analyzed words across 102 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 31% (285 of 410 publications). This TechCrunch is better (less manipulative) than 69.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 272,502
Article count: 102
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.6% percentile 1.5% BS Score102 analyzed articles272.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst