Author summary
65%16 analyzed articles/videos18,007 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jessica Washington results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 9,932 hits. Analysis detected 86,536 faulty-reasoning hits from 87,473 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 26% (4,595 of 6,140 authors). This Jessica Washington is better (less manipulative) than 74.80% of the peer group.
Jessica Washington
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
26%Jessica Washington (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 87,473
Article count: 16
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

25% percentile
025507510025.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score16 analyzed articles87.5K 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.2%7.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.3%11.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.5%1.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

In the Wake of Fatal ICE Shootings, Democrats Drag Their Feet69%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%7/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too86%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%7/2/2026, 9:50:00 AM
ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison.7%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%6/23/2026, 8:50:00 AM
How Policing Teen Hangouts Became a Key Issue in D.C. Mayor's Race25%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%6/12/2026, 9:00:00 AM
In California, a Former Biden Official and Fox News Personality Will Face Off for Governor55%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%6/10/2026, 12:29:55 AM
Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race64%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65% Jonah Valdez72%6/9/2026, 1:41:48 AM
They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison.47%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%6/8/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race33%
The Intercept81%By Jonah Valdez72% Jessica Washington65%5/29/2026, 5:16:01 PM
Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal49%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington65%5/27/2026, 7:21:52 PM
Pennsylvania Primary Results: Philadelphia Voters Could Send the Next Squad Member to Congress31%
The Intercept81%By Akela Lacy75% Jessica Washington65%5/20/2026, 12:22:23 AM