Publication summary
31% 97 analyzed articles/videos 80,010 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Hacker News results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Indoctrination , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 19,476 hits . Analysis detected 176,842 faulty-reasoning hits from 357,790 analyzed words across 97 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 20% (443 of 552 publications). This The Hacker News is better (less manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 357,790
Article count: 97
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.8% percentile 1.0% BS Score97 analyzed articles357.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% 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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst