Publication summary
74% 93 analyzed articles/videos 47,398 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gizmodo results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 26,531 hits . Analysis detected 191,064 faulty-reasoning hits from 219,974 analyzed words across 93 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 52% (268 of 548 publications). This Gizmodo is worse (more manipulative) than 51.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 219,974
Article count: 93
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 51.2% percentile 1.6% BS Score93 analyzed articles220K 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 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 12.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst