Author summary
16%2 analyzed articles/videos2,071 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Capitol News Illinois results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 697 hits. Analysis detected 5,614 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,354 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 29% (4,371 of 6,140 authors). This Capitol News Illinois is better (less manipulative) than 71.20% of the peer group.
Capitol News Illinois
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
29%Capitol News Illinois (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,354
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

29% percentile
025507510028.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.5%9.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.2%1.2%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 7.4%7.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.8%3.8%

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: Author 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos