Publication summary
57%56 analyzed articles/videos40,497 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ZDNET results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 16,272 hits. Analysis detected 185,428 faulty-reasoning hits from 218,572 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 34% (251 of 379 publications). This ZDNET is better (less manipulative) than 66.10% of the peer group.
ZDNET
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
2%Berkeleyside1%
34%ZDNET (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

34% percentile
025507510033.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score56 analyzed articles218.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 1.9%1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Publication 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.6%4.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.9%2.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Publication 4.0%4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Publication 0.2%0.2%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 0.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Google will let you upload a video selfie to recover your account - but should you?31%
ZDNET57%By Jada Jones50%7/23/2026, 10:00:48 AM
New to Linux? This 10-day checklist will help you settle in nice and easy19%
ZDNET57%By Jack Wallen45%7/22/2026, 9:00:41 PM
Ernst & Young breach exposes client tax data - find out if you're at risk and what to do next19%
ZDNET57%By Charlie Osborne44%7/21/2026, 3:30:52 PM
90,000 Flock cameras have quietly gone up in the US: What they track and how to check your city25%
ZDNET57%By Elyse Betters Picaro7%7/21/2026, 3:13:00 PM
AT&T's new business plan includes 'unlimited' hotspot data - and starts at $75 per line37%
ZDNET57%By Elyse Betters Picaro7%7/21/2026, 1:00:43 PM
I tested iOS 26 Siri against iOS 27 Siri AI in my car - and it wasn't even close44%
ZDNET57%By Lance Whitney37%7/21/2026, 12:40:43 PM
I wore Meta's $499 prescription Ray-Bans for 6 weeks: They're stylish but not for me37%
ZDNET57%By Adam Doud0%7/21/2026, 12:00:33 AM
Want to add Android Auto to your old car? Here are two ways - including one that's under $2065%
ZDNET57%By Artie Beaty96%7/20/2026, 9:12:38 PM
The top AI fear for 6,000 tech pros isn't losing their jobs - it's more work for the same pay79%
ZDNET57%By Joe McKendrick70%7/20/2026, 12:24:02 PM
How a virtual LAN can better protect your home network - and the best way to get started55%
ZDNET57%By Jack Wallen45%7/19/2026, 10:00:43 AM