Topic summary
65%9 analyzed articles/videos5,991 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Xbox results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 3,256 hits. Analysis detected 31,312 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,395 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 39% (9,438 of 15,448 topics). This Xbox is better (less manipulative) than 61.10% of the peer group.
Xbox

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510038.9% percentile
2.5% BS Score9 analyzed articles25.4K 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 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.8%12.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.4%11.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Xbox Players Can’t Believe Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Is Getting A Six Week Delay Just Hours Before Release: ‘Are You Actually Kidding Me?’67%
Kotaku72%By Lewis Parker68%7/23/2026, 12:20:44 PM
Microsoft is bringing original XBOX games to your PC and handhelds10%
Android Authority62%By Ryan McNeal15%7/22/2026, 6:17:06 PM
Todd Howard interview: Fallout 5, Obsidian's Fallout, remakes, Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and more — Bethesda charts its future47%
Windows Central66%By Jez Corden61%7/17/2026, 1:59:51 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 Central66%By Alexander Cope78%7/17/2026, 11:00:26 AM
Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?75%
Windows Central66%By Jez Corden61%7/14/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Elder Scrolls Online Devs Tell Worried Fans That Following Layoffs The Team Is The Same Size It Was When It Made Popular DLC76%
Kotaku72%By Zack Zwiezen73%7/13/2026, 6:05:41 PM
Xbox is a disaster50%
The Verge55%By Andrew Webster0%7/5/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection35%
The Verge55%By Tom Warren0%7/1/2026, 5:41:23 PM
You’ve got 25 days before Xbox prices spike — here’s where to find the best deals before the jump80%
Windows Central66%By Daniel Rubino0%6/29/2026, 6:15:09 PM