Speaker summary
⁠85%1 analyzed article/video10 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ZDNET's editorial team results contain 4 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and In-Group Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 10 hits. Analysis detected 40 faulty-reasoning hits from 10 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of ⁠84% (4,790 of 28,364 speakers). This ZDNET's editorial team is worse (more manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group.
ZDNET's editorial team
Speaker details
Total words: 10
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

83% percentile
025507510083.1% percentile
100.0% BS Score1 analyzed videos10 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 100.0%100.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 100.0%100.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos