Publication summary
38% 78 analyzed articles/videos 32,455 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Register results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 16,934 hits . Analysis detected 169,179 faulty-reasoning hits from 204,087 analyzed words across 78 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 34% (272 of 410 publications). This The Register is better (less manipulative) than 66.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 204,087
Article count: 78
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score78 analyzed articles204.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 3.0% 3.0% 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 8.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: 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