Publication summary
30% 99 analyzed articles/videos 60,476 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Popular Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 10,870 hits . Analysis detected 144,829 faulty-reasoning hits from 276,616 analyzed words across 99 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 24% (423 of 552 publications). This Popular Science is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 276,616
Article count: 99
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.4% percentile 1.0% BS Score99 analyzed articles276.6K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst