Publication summary
62% 89 analyzed articles/videos 59,456 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom's Hardware results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 18,037 hits . Analysis detected 202,756 faulty-reasoning hits from 272,640 analyzed words across 89 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 44% (315 of 556 publications). This Tom's Hardware is better (less manipulative) than 56.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 272,640
Article count: 89
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.4% percentile 1.4% BS Score89 analyzed articles272.6K 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 6.6% 6.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.9% 4.9% 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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, 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