Author summary
74% 3 analyzed articles/videos 174 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mashable Video results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 18.2% saturation with 127 hits . Analysis detected 706 faulty-reasoning hits from 696 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of 89% (993 of 8,543 authors). This Mashable Video is worse (more manipulative) than 88.40% of the peer group. Mashable Video
Author details
Total words: 696
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
88% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 88.4% percentile 5.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles696 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.4% 17.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 11.1% 11.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 18.3% 18.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.7% 3.7% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Author 3.7% 3.7% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 6.0% 6.0% 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: Author 18.3%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 11.1%, sitewide 0.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 7.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Recency Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 2.7% Anecdotal: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.5% Burden of Proof: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.4% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst