Topic summary
82%25 analyzed articles/videos11,532 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Layoffs results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.3% saturation with 9,467 hits. Analysis detected 74,617 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,733 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 45% (9,181 of 16,562 topics). This Layoffs is better (less manipulative) than 55.40% of the peer group.
Layoffs

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

45% percentile
025507510044.6% percentile
2.7% BS Score25 analyzed articles51.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 12.1%12.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.7%10.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 1.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New The Elder Scrolls Online Changes Blamed On ‘Team Bandwidth’ Following Xbox Cuts75%
Kotaku73%By Ethan Gach65%7/24/2026, 5:59:22 AM
South Of Midnight Studio Is Still Winning GOTY Awards Even After Xbox Cut It Loose: ‘It’s Important That We Remember That Games Are Made By People’88%
Kotaku73%By Ethan Gach65%7/22/2026, 6:02:09 AM
As Jersey City cuts workers amid budget crisis, unions make their voices heard46%
Gothamist77%By Michael Sol Warren74%7/22/2026, 6:01:06 AM
New Samsung Layoffs in the U.S. Show Smartphone Arm's Struggles, Even as It Profits Massively From AI77%
Gizmodo57%By Mike Pearl73%7/19/2026, 1:11:05 PM
ZA/UM announces layoffs two months after the launch of Zero Parades76%
Engadget42%By Jackson Chen43%7/18/2026, 10:55:18 AM
Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn't Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs87%
Kotaku73%By Ash Parrish54%7/17/2026, 2:38:19 PM
"There have been reports that we've been nerfed into the ground and gutted, and we are not": id Software proclaims it's alive and well, making more DOOM games84%
Windows Central67%By Alexander Cope77%7/17/2026, 4:00:26 AM
Video Game Companies Can No Longer Do Layoffs Quietly86%
Kotaku73%By Ash Parrish54%7/16/2026, 1:29:08 PM
US weekly unemployment claims fall to 208,000, fewest in 10 weeks41%
ABC News22%By MATT OTT AP business writer0%7/16/2026, 5:40:34 AM
Elder Scrolls Online Studio Leadership Revealed To Be Part Of The Xbox Cuts, But Say They Have ‘Tremendous Confidence’ In The Game’s Future37%
Kotaku73%By Ethan Gach65%7/15/2026, 1:06:47 PM