Publication summary
44% 110 analyzed articles/videos 113,954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ars Technica results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 27,621 hits . Analysis detected 271,299 faulty-reasoning hits from 479,820 analyzed words across 110 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 30% (402 of 570 publications). This Ars Technica is better (less manipulative) than 70.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 479,820
Article count: 110
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.5% percentile 1.0% BS Score110 analyzed articles479.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.4% 1.4% 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: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst