Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos435 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bill Feather results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 19.4% saturation with 490 hits. Analysis detected 1,314 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,530 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,064 of 6,359 authors). This Bill Feather is worse (more manipulative) than 67.60% of the peer group.
Bill Feather
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
68%Bill Feather (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,530
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

68% percentile
025507510067.6% percentile
3.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 19.4%19.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.2%6.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 10.3%10.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Author 0.4%0.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 1.6%1.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Halo Effect: Author 19.4%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.5%Halo EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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NBC News31%By Bill Feather0% Phil Helsel6%7/11/2026, 4:07:18 AM
Randolph Mantooth7%
Yahoo Entertainment37%By Bill Feather0%7/11/2026, 4:07:18 AM