Publication summary
36% 69 analyzed articles/videos 26,829 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 7.5% saturation with 13,943 hits . Analysis detected 153,243 faulty-reasoning hits from 186,423 analyzed words across 69 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 32% (261 of 379 publications). This The Register is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 186,423
Article count: 69
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.2% percentile 1.5% BS Score69 analyzed articles186.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.5% 7.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.5%, 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 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst