Author summary
0%12 analyzed articles/videos4,923 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Evan Simko-Bednarski results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 1,700 hits. Analysis detected 16,100 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,019 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 7% (5,741 of 6,163 authors). This Evan Simko-Bednarski is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.
Evan Simko-Bednarski
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
7%Evan Simko-Bednarski (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 27,019
Article count: 12
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles27K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.9%0.9%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

NBA champion Knicks to be honored with NYC streets named for entire team13%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%6/29/2026, 9:00:35 AM
NYC Democratic Congressional Primaries 2026 results, latest: Live Updates47%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%6/24/2026, 12:45:13 AM
Union suspends Central Park carriage horse rides for several days to conduct 'refresher training' in wake of teen's death15%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%6/19/2026, 6:32:33 PM
Teenage tourist dies as horse-drawn carriage overturns in NYC's Central Park53%
New York Daily News76%By Rocco Parascandola54% Colin Mixson62% Evan Simko-Bednarski0% Kerry Burke34%6/17/2026, 8:55:38 PM
Overnight fire at Manhattan’s Penn Station knocks out NJ Transit service, causing rush hour chaos8%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%5/29/2026, 11:53:32 AM
2 subway surfers injured, 1 critically, while riding over Williamsburg Bridge60%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0% Colin Mixson62%5/23/2026, 12:14:01 AM
As LIRR strike enters first day, New Yorkers face shutdown, brace for rush-hour chaos57%
New York Daily News76%By Emma Seiwell50% Evan Simko-Bednarski0% Thomas Tracy41%5/16/2026, 9:04:45 PM
LIRR, NJT trains delayed, diverted as fire in East River Tunnel sends smoke into Penn Station1%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0% Barry Williams0%5/14/2026, 4:21:13 PM
Mamdani announces LaGuardia Airport bus lane to open in time for World Cup47%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%5/13/2026, 9:00:37 AM
Will Penn Station be Trump Station? Will MSG move? What you need to know about the sweeping redesign37%
New York Daily News76%By Evan Simko-Bednarski0%4/25/2026, 9:35:54 PM