Author summary
0%25 analyzed articles/videos16,976 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chad Davis results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 6,028 hits. Analysis detected 46,830 faulty-reasoning hits from 64,589 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 11% (5,816 of 6,508 authors). This Chad Davis is better (less manipulative) than 89.40% of the peer group.
Chad Davis
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
11%Chad Davis (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 64,589
Article count: 25
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

11% percentile
025507510010.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score25 analyzed articles64.6K 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 8.9%8.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.3%9.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.8%0.8%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

St. Louis mayor: Judge the new youth summer curfew by teen violence levels downtown36%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%7/2/2026, 6:24:29 PM
City truck totaled in fire while monitoring giant hole under I-44 in St. Louis2%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%6/18/2026, 9:21:48 PM
Middle school grudges and racist texts: 5 ex-sheriff’s staffers sue St. Louis19%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%6/11/2026, 11:11:34 PM
St. Louis’ Bosnian and Panamanian communities celebrate cultures in tied 1-1 World Cup lead up6%
STLPR0%By Brian Munoz0% Chad Davis0% Layla Halilbasic0%6/7/2026, 10:00:00 AM
St. Louis wins bid to host U.S. Olympic marathon trials in 20289%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%6/4/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Missouri man detained by ICE after traffic stop to be deported after 26 years in U.S.48%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR58%By Chad Davis0%5/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Florissant man detained by ICE after traffic stop to be deported after 26 years in U.S.48%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%5/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Christopher Dunn will stay free after Missouri appeals court upholds innocence ruling2%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR58%By Chad Davis0%5/19/2026, 9:27:31 PM
St. Louis leaders propose using $230 million in Rams money for north St. Louis, downtown, infrastructure37%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%5/14/2026, 6:33:49 PM
Interim St. Louis sheriff moves budget around to do medical transports for jail6%
STLPR0%By Chad Davis0%5/13/2026, 10:00:00 AM