Publication summary
49% 92 analyzed articles/videos 84,487 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Popular Mechanics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 16,879 hits . Analysis detected 219,107 faulty-reasoning hits from 364,189 analyzed words across 92 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 31% (381 of 550 publications). This Popular Mechanics is better (less manipulative) than 69.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 364,189
Article count: 92
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.8% percentile 1.1% BS Score92 analyzed articles364.2K 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 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.8% 2.8% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst