Publication summary
59% 98 analyzed articles/videos 55,095 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Register results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 21,323 hits . Analysis detected 208,548 faulty-reasoning hits from 288,678 analyzed words across 98 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 39% (336 of 548 publications). This The Register is better (less manipulative) than 61.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 288,678
Article count: 98
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39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score98 analyzed articles288.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.9% 0.9% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst