Speaker summary
⁠39%55 analyzed articles/videos1,361.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Daily Dot results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Burden of Proof, Biased Writer Voice, and Overconfidence Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 21.9% saturation with 297.99 hits. Analysis detected 685.99 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,361.333 analyzed words across 55 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,105 of 28,364 speakers). This The Daily Dot is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group.
The Daily Dot
Speaker details
Total words: 1,361.333
Article count: 55
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751000.9% percentile
3.4% BS Score55 analyzed videos1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 21.9%21.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 0.4%0.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 0.7%0.7%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 0.6%0.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 0.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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From Bagpipes to Bonsai: Reddit Users Are Sharing the Hobbies That Slowly Destroy Your Lungs⁠76%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Sayantan⁠47%7/25/2026, 4:47:00 AM
Man Gives Elderly Widow Free Firewood, Sparks Debate After Filming the Encounter: ‘Jesus Wouldn’t Have Made Content Out of It’⁠36%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Jennifer⁠55%7/24/2026, 4:26:00 PM
New York Pastry Shop Owner Shares Compilation of Alleged Thefts: “Customers Will Have to Ask for It Behind the Counter”⁠66%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Akil Rashid⁠63%7/23/2026, 4:00:00 PM
‘Absurdly High’: A Woman’s Claim of $8,000 Monthly in VA Disability on a Viral Podcast Has Commenters Questioning the Math⁠37%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Sayantan⁠47%7/23/2026, 4:00:08 AM
‘He’s 5 and 57 at the Same Time’: Young Boy’s Confident Walk by the Pool Has the Internet Obsessed⁠73%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Jennifer⁠55%7/22/2026, 4:28:00 PM
Reddit Praises California Foster Parent Who Spent 25 Years Caring for Terminally Ill Children: ‘A Hero Without a Cape’⁠77%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Haley⁠48%7/22/2026, 4:01:00 PM
Viral Video Claims Black People Invented the Ambulance—Here’s What History Actually Says⁠56%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Sohini⁠41%7/21/2026, 2:27:49 AM
“Add the Water Park to Places You Can’t Take Your Kids”: Fight Breaks Out at Kid-Friendly Summer Spot⁠44%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Haley⁠48%7/20/2026, 4:47:00 PM
Special-Needs Dog Once Overlooked at Shelter Becomes Millions’ Inspiration⁠79%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Sohini⁠41%7/20/2026, 5:55:27 AM
Woman Spends 40 Hours a Week Clipping Coupons and Pays Just $25 for Over $700 in Groceries — Viral Video Reignites Extreme Couponing Debate⁠74%
The Daily Dot⁠53%By Vanshika⁠37%7/19/2026, 3:12:32 PM
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