BS Summary: These Popular Mechanics-Us results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 6,780 hits. Analysis detected 41,406 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,761 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (19,518 of 22,929 keywords). This Popular Mechanics-Us is better (less manipulative) than 85.10% of the peer group.
Popular Mechanics-Us
Keyword ranking list
PercentileKeywordBS Score
⁠0%Wholegrains0%
⁠0%Weed0%
⁠0%Wang Wen0%
⁠0%Vegetation Fire0%
⁠0%U S House0%
⁠15%Popular Mechanics-Us (selected)2%
⁠100%Reuven Carlyle60%
⁠100%Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%Mike Lewis60%
⁠100%Joni Balter60%
⁠100%Bondi Beach Shooting70%
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Popular Mechanics-Us attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Popular Mechanics-Us vs All Other Publications
Popular Mechanics-Us attribute percentages, with an overlaid baseline for all publications (Overall) for those same attributes.
American Pilots Were Tracking Soviet Weapons Development. They Saw Something Completely Inexplicable.⁠4%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Darren Orf⁠54%7/10/2026, 6:00:00 PM
An Ancient Root Could Help Stop Balding⁠31%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Emma Frederickson⁠0%7/10/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Scientists Say Gravity Has Been Holding Your Consciousness Together⁠51%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Darren Orf⁠54%7/10/2026, 12:30:00 PM
The Greatest Sword Ever Made Was Passed Down for Centuries—then Vanished Into Thin Air⁠26%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Darren Orf⁠54%7/10/2026, 12:00:00 PM
The 7 Best Electric Pressure Washers of 2026: Best Power Washers⁠43%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Bradley Ford⁠30% Paul Smith⁠0% Alex Rennie⁠0%7/10/2026, 12:26:00 AM
The Best Paper Shredders of 2026⁠74%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Stewart Wolpin⁠85% Jamie Sorcher⁠0%7/10/2026, 12:15:00 AM
A $100 Million Golden Masterpiece Vanished from a Museum—and Spent Three Years Buried in the Woods⁠14%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Elizabeth Rayne⁠41%7/9/2026, 1:00:00 PM
124 Years Ago⁠29%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Elizabeth Rayne⁠41%7/9/2026, 12:30:00 PM
6 Affordable Pocket Knives Under $50 That Are Worthy of Your EDC⁠58%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Colin Aylesworth⁠87% Rachel Klein⁠87%7/8/2026, 8:04:12 PM
Staples Micro-Cut Shredder Review: Secure Home Shredding for $150⁠60%
Popular Mechanics⁠31%By Stewart Wolpin⁠85%7/8/2026, 7:55:25 PM