Speaker summary
68% 9 analyzed articles/videos 159.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kotaku results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Anecdotal , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 23.3% saturation with 58 hits . Analysis detected 353.639 faulty-reasoning hits from 159.5 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.7% and a BS Rank of 24% (34,454 of 45,120 speakers). This Kotaku is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group. Kotaku
Speaker details
Total words: 159.5
Article count: 9
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24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.6% percentile 14.7% BS Score9 analyzed videos159.5 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 23.3% 23.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 21.1% 21.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 12.1% 12.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 20.5% 20.5% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 8.8% 8.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 8.8% 8.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% 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: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 26.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 23.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.5%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 17.7%, sitewide 19.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 4.6% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 5.3% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 1.9% Burden of Proof: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 0.4% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst