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Publication: Ars Technica

Ars Technica has ^18.1% among publications. BS Score: 1.5%. Articles analyzed: 17. Words analyzed: 74,612.

Top reasoning patterns

Negativity Bias - 9.3% (6,928 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 6.2% (4,636 hits)
Biased Writer Voice - 5.6% (4,208 hits)
Optimism Bias - 5.3% (3,947 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 5% (3,766 hits)
Framing Effect - 3.3% (2,471 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 3.3% (2,439 hits)
Pessimism Bias - 2.7% (2,019 hits)

Analyzed articles

Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America ^57.7%

Ars Technica - By Eric Berger - 7/3/2026, 11:30 AM

Hasty Generalization 33.8% - Biased Writer Voice 24.7% - Negativity Bias 23.9%

The last time America celebrated a big anniversary, I was all of three years old. Even so, I retain a few fuzzy memories from a sunny summer afternoon in small-town Michigan: climbing on a cannon in front of the courthouse, watching a parade, and seeing my dad, a veteran and Centreville city councilman, giving a short talk about... more

Smithsonian Starstruck VR exhibit lets you stroll through the stars ^19.7%

Ars Technica - By Rob Pegoraro - 7/3/2026, 11:15 AM

Biased Writer Voice 29.7% - Framing Effect 12.1% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 10.9%

Having a computer strapped to my face for 40 minutes was one reason to feel a little sweaty. But the tour of the Universe I had just received in virtual reality—including visits to the near vicinity of the Sun, the giant black hole at the center of our galaxy, and a hellscape of an exoplanet 41 light-years distant—provided another excuse... more

Newly discovered PamStealer isn't your typical macOS malware ^11.4%

Ars Technica - By Dan Goodin - 7/2/2026, 7:38 PM

Biased Writer Voice 34.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 24.9% - Hasty Generalization 22.4%

Researchers have found a never-before-seen piece of macOS malware that combines a series of clever tradecraft to infect Macs with stealthy, custom-developed credential-stealing code. The malware is delivered in two stages. The first is distributed in a disk image that masquerades as Maccy, a clipboard manager for Macs. It’s compiled as... more

FAA proposal: Supersonic airliners can fly over US cities if they’re quiet ^11%

Ars Technica - By Jeremy Hsu - 7/2/2026, 5:29 PM

Framing Effect 16.5% - Hasty Generalization 13.6% - Optimism Bias 13.1%

A long-standing ban on commercial supersonic flights over the United States would be overturned in a new rule proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. That could pave the way for the possible return of commercial supersonic airliners—as long as such aircraft can reduce the ground-level impacts of their sonic booms. The FAA... more

Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025 ^46.1%

Ars Technica - By Jeremy Hsu - 7/2/2026, 11:15 AM

Appeal to Authority 22.7% - Unattributed Quote 20.5% - Self-Serving Bias 16.6%

Google reported that its annual electricity consumption rose by 37 percent in 2025—the largest increase in the company’s history as Silicon Valley’s AI data center buildout continues. But the tech giant says it kept operational carbon emissions down by continuing to purchase massive amounts of clean energy. The company’s latest... more

Editorial: It's time to step up and have your say for science ^60.8%

Ars Technica - By John Timmer - 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 41.5% - Appeal to Emotion 22.3% - Appeal to Authority 20.8%

Near the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule that would govern how the federal government handles the grants it issues, including those that fund the vast majority of scientific research in the US. If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets... more

NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure ^17.7%

Ars Technica - By Eric Berger - 7/1/2026, 7:57 PM

Optimism Bias 21.3% - Unattributed Quote 11.2% - Halo Effect 10.2%

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said this week that Blue Origin has been putting significant resources into the cleanup of its launch pad since the explosion of its New Glenn rocket there in late May. “Blue Origin’s response to the situation is almost beyond impressive, and that’s not just a NASA assessment,” Isaacman said in response... more

Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains ^9.1%

Ars Technica - By Jennifer Ouellette - 7/1/2026, 6:59 PM

Overconfidence Bias 15.7% - Hasty Generalization 15.5% - Confirmation Bias 13.4%

Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue. However, the need for thorough cleaning must be balanced against the risk of damaging the actual bones. According to a new paper published in the journal PLoS One, the... more

Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com ^20.4%

Ars Technica - By Scharon Harding - 6/30/2026, 9:46 PM

Confirmation Bias 13.5% - Pessimism Bias 13.5% - Hasty Generalization 10.5%

Reddit will start requiring people to be logged into Reddit to use old.reddit.com. The new requirement will take effect “over the next month,” a Reddit employee going by the username boat-botany announced on the social media platform today. The person claimed that the change is part of an ongoing effort to “tighten how automated systems... more

Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading ^48.1%

Ars Technica - By Scharon Harding - 6/30/2026, 9:04 PM

Negativity Bias 18.2% - Appeal to Authority 16.1% - Availability Heuristic 14.6%

Amazon is blaming the threat of malware for its decision to stop releasing new Fire Sticks that support sideloading apps from outside Amazon’s Appstore. Amazon has released two Fire Stick models that use its proprietary, Linux-based operating system, Vega OS. Previous Fire Sticks ran Fire OS, which is an Android fork based on the Android... more

Publication: Ars Technica

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America 57.7%

Smithsonian Starstruck VR exhibit lets you stroll through the stars 19.7%

Newly discovered PamStealer isn't your typical macOS malware 11.4%

FAA proposal: Supersonic airliners can fly over US cities if they’re quiet 11%

Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025 46.1%

Editorial: It's time to step up and have your say for science 60.8%

NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure 17.7%

Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains 9.1%

Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com 20.4%

Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading 48.1%