Author summary
59%16 analyzed articles/videos13,930 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Karen Garcia results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 4,240 hits. Analysis detected 41,829 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,755 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 19% (5,054 of 6,196 authors). This Karen Garcia is better (less manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
Karen Garcia
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
19%Karen Garcia (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 50,755
Article count: 15
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

18% percentile
025507510018.4% percentile
1.7% BS Score15 analyzed articles50.8K 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 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.6%6.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.8%2.8%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Toddler bitten by a rattlesnake hidden underneath Amazon package6%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/21/2026, 10:09:15 PM
California-based Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from U.S. amid cyclosporiasis outbreak55%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/17/2026, 6:21:10 PM
How to eat safely amid outbreak of diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis40%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/15/2026, 9:22:53 PM
Is it safe to eat produce? A rise in diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis sparks fears of fruits, vegetables30%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59% Hannah Fry48%7/14/2026, 8:09:03 PM
Cyclosporiasis hits 112%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/10/2026, 1:27:26 AM
Fatal shooting shuts down northbound 101 near downtown L.A.12%
Los Angeles Times79%By Salvador Hernandez48% Karen Garcia59%6/11/2026, 7:17:16 PM
Still 700,000-plus ballots left to process in L.A. County, election officials estimate4%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%6/4/2026, 1:27:07 AM
Security guard’s ‘heroic’ actions saved others in San Diego mosque attack, officials say4%
Los Angeles Times79%By Hannah Fry48% Karen Garcia59%5/19/2026, 2:35:55 PM
Millions of dollars in scholarships are available to high school students. Here's how to get funding39%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%5/13/2026, 10:44:02 PM
Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?6%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%5/1/2026, 10:00:00 AM