Speaker summary
79%9 analyzed articles/videos164.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mashable results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 63.9% saturation with 105.155 hits. Analysis detected 368.155 faulty-reasoning hits from 164.5 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 21.7% and a BS Rank of 35% (18,429 of 28,364 speakers). This Mashable is better (less manipulative) than 65.00% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 164.5
Article count: 9
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

35% percentile
025507510035.0% percentile
21.7% BS Score9 analyzed videos164.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 63.9%63.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 30.4%30.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.7%2.7%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 11.0%11.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 63.9%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 30.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate