Speaker summary
65% 8 analyzed articles/videos 155 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kotaku results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Anecdotal , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 24.2% saturation with 58 hits . Analysis detected 353.168 faulty-reasoning hits from 155 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 15.2% and a BS Rank of 23% (21,934 of 28,364 speakers). This Kotaku is better (less manipulative) than 77.30% of the peer group. Kotaku
Speaker details
Total words: 155
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.7% percentile 15.2% BS Score8 analyzed videos155 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 24.2% 24.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 21.4% 21.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 12.5% 12.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 21.3% 21.3% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 11.3% 11.3% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 11.3% 11.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 11.3% 11.3% 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: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 26.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 19.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 4.6% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 5.3% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 1.9% Burden of Proof: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 0.4% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst