Speaker summary
⁠67%13 analyzed articles/videos108.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Verge results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Anecdotal, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 211 faulty-reasoning hits from 108.333 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (20,594 of 28,364 speakers). This The Verge is better (less manipulative) than 72.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

27% percentile
025507510027.4% percentile
17.5% BS Score13 analyzed videos108.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 2.9%2.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Framing Effect: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses⁠53%
The Verge⁠56%By Sean Hollister⁠48%7/24/2026, 10:27:46 PM
Author Dave Eggers says ChatGPT is 'silencing an entire generation' — here's why parents should pay attention⁠34%
Tom's Guide⁠57%By Amanda Caswell⁠61%7/21/2026, 5:08:13 PM
Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak⁠71%
The Verge⁠56%By Richard Lawler⁠91%7/17/2026, 10:09:47 PM
Third-Party App Stores Are Finally Coming to Google Play⁠18%
Lifehacker⁠63%By Jake Peterson⁠31%7/15/2026, 6:30:00 PM
ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting in Houston⁠51%
The Verge⁠56%By Gaby Del Valle⁠37%7/10/2026, 7:20:00 PM
New Jersey Poised to Ban Self-Driving Tesla Robotaxis⁠56%
futurism.com⁠88%By Victor Tangermann⁠83%7/9/2026, 3:43:57 PM
“Flamingo Revolution” protests in Albania⁠33%
Vox⁠50%By Dustin DeSoto⁠54% Noel King⁠36%7/7/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Vizio accidentally made the best dumb TV on the market⁠28%
The Verge⁠56%By John Higgins⁠0%7/5/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Hey number pad lovers, this is a keyboard we can finally agree on⁠22%
The Verge⁠56%By Antonio G. Di Benedetto⁠0%7/4/2026, 2:00:00 PM
I finally got my Trump phone⁠43%
The Verge⁠56%By Dominic Preston⁠51%7/3/2026, 2:41:11 PM
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