Publication summary
69% 108 analyzed articles/videos 47,980 analyzed words
BS Summary: These dailydot.com results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Anecdotal , and Appeal to Emotion , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 17,713 hits . Analysis detected 189,663 faulty-reasoning hits from 227,846 analyzed words across 108 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 50% (280 of 556 publications). This dailydot.com is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group. dailydot.com
Publication details
Total words: 227,846
Article count: 108
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score108 analyzed articles227.8K 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 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.5% 7.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst