Topic summary
62%19 analyzed articles/videos11,976 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tech results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 7,456 hits. Analysis detected 53,573 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,141 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (13,035 of 16,494 topics). This Tech is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.0% percentile
1.9% BS Score19 analyzed articles54.1K 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 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 13.8%13.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.6%4.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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ZDNET58%By Kyle Kucharski94%7/25/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Lineup, Netflix to Buy AI Startup, and the Latest on the Paramount Skydance Merger With Warner Bros.0%
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Z Fold 7: Improved Battery, Screen and a Higher Price12%
CNET47%By Prakhar Khanna54%7/23/2026, 11:50:18 PM
I Test-Drove Substack’s New AI Detection Tool, and It Mostly Worked46%
CNET47%By Alex Valdes0%7/22/2026, 11:28:43 PM
90,000 Flock cameras have quietly gone up in the US: What they track and how to check your city26%
ZDNET58%By Elyse Betters Picaro8%7/21/2026, 3:13:00 PM
Judge Orders Temporary Block of Paramount Warner Bros. Merger30%
CNET47%By Ty Pendlebury38%7/20/2026, 9:49:15 PM
US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami58%
The Verge56%By Terrence O'Brien58%7/19/2026, 2:20:48 PM
Dell XPS 16 review: A sleek, high-end laptop perfect for creatives and professionals70%
ZDNET58%By Cesar Cadenas59%7/17/2026, 4:36:19 PM
Amazon just cut $300 off the Google Pixel 10 Pro - and I'd recommend buying one89%
ZDNET58%By Cesar Cadenas59%7/16/2026, 3:58:51 PM
New Mac malware masquerades as Apple's crash reporter: 3 ways to dodge the threat35%
ZDNET58%By Charlie Osborne45%7/15/2026, 5:18:35 PM