Publication summary
16% 49 analyzed articles/videos 38,034 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WIRED results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 16,057 hits . Analysis detected 168,847 faulty-reasoning hits from 272,984 analyzed words across 49 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (369 of 410 publications). This WIRED is better (less manipulative) than 90.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 272,984
Article count: 49
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.0% percentile 1.2% BS Score49 analyzed articles273K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.5% 4.5% 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst