Publication summary
76% 90 analyzed articles/videos 50,929 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mashable results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Framing Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 34,074 hits . Analysis detected 184,175 faulty-reasoning hits from 226,186 analyzed words across 90 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (290 of 548 publications). This Mashable is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 226,186
Article count: 90
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.2% percentile 1.5% BS Score90 analyzed articles226.2K 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% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 15.1% 15.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.4% 3.4% 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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 15.1%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst