Publication summary
81% 97 analyzed articles/videos 49,880 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kotaku results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 28,535 hits . Analysis detected 219,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 218,235 analyzed words across 97 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 61% (229 of 582 publications). This Kotaku is worse (more manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 218,235
Article count: 97
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
61% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 60.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score97 analyzed articles218.2K 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 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 13.1% 13.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 12.1% 12.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.6% 2.6% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 12.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 13.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst