Author summary
72%16 analyzed articles/videos11,029 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James C. Reynolds results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 6,152 hits. Analysis detected 51,545 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,480 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 25% (4,642 of 6,163 authors). This James C. Reynolds is better (less manipulative) than 75.30% of the peer group.
James C. Reynolds
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
25%James C. Reynolds (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 53,480
Article count: 16
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

25% percentile
025507510024.7% percentile
1.9% BS Score16 analyzed articles53.5K 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 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.5%11.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.5%1.5%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Police ‘open minded’ about motive for Ann Widdecombe murder after suspect31%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%7/13/2026, 12:10:04 AM
What happened to Ann Widdecombe as police launch murder probe and suspect released12%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%7/11/2026, 12:27:43 PM
Iran-US war latest: Missile sirens sound across the Middle East after Trump resumes strikes on Tehran83%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%7/9/2026, 1:01:03 AM
US tells Nato that spending must increase ‘immediately’ or alliance will face consequences76%
The Independent44%By James C. Reynolds72%7/6/2026, 10:08:01 AM
Iran-US war latest: Tehran tells Trump the Strait of Hormuz ‘is not your personal casino’ after new threat74%
The Independent66%By Alex Woodward72% James C. Reynolds72%6/22/2026, 12:44:18 PM
Iran-US war latest: Swiss peace talks abruptly cancelled after Trump boasts of Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’66%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72% Alex Croft76% Shweta Sharma0%6/19/2026, 12:54:03 PM
Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to ‘drop bombs smack in the middle of their head’ if he doesn’t like deal with Tehran56%
The Independent66%By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar0% James C. Reynolds72% Maira Butt51%6/17/2026, 2:00:25 PM
Trump’s 14 point Iran deal leaked as president threatens to drop bombs again if Tehran doesn’t ‘behave’23%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%6/17/2026, 11:52:33 AM
Iran-US war latest: Trump administration reportedly preparing for fresh round of military strikes
The Independent66%By Shweta Sharma0% Alex Croft76% James C. Reynolds72%5/23/2026, 1:00:19 AM
Iran-US war latest: Trump warns ‘no more Mr Nice Guy’ and threatens new strikes if deal is not agreed0%
The Independent66%By Dan Haygarth0% James C. Reynolds72%4/19/2026, 12:38:12 PM