Author summary
68%60 analyzed articles/videos47,012 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Katie DeBenedetti results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 17,122 hits. Analysis detected 154,258 faulty-reasoning hits from 187,174 analyzed words across 59 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (5,222 of 6,137 authors). This Katie DeBenedetti is better (less manipulative) than 85.10% of the peer group.
Katie DeBenedetti
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
15%Katie DeBenedetti (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 187,174
Article count: 59
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

15% percentile
025507510014.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score59 analyzed articles187.2K 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 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.2%9.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.8%1.8%

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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Sausalito City Manager to Be Released From Jail, Ordered to Seek Mental Health Evaluation10%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/22/2026, 11:02:32 PM
Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes Faces Misdemeanor Charges Over Boat Trespassing41%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/21/2026, 10:44:15 PM
US Judge Says Paramount and Warner Bros. Must Temporarily Pause Merger43%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/20/2026, 11:35:37 PM
San Francisco Police Recover Body During Search for Sunken Vessel13%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/17/2026, 12:10:00 AM
Oakland Approves $125 Million Coliseum Sale, Clearing Way for Irving Azoff Overhaul56%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/13/2026, 10:30:36 PM
San Francisco CEO Gets 6 Years for Scheme to Sell Adderall Online39%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/7/2026, 11:01:51 PM
SF Telehealth Executives Could Spend 20 Years Behind Bars for Prescription Fraud38%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/7/2026, 11:00:51 AM
California Sees Historic Crime Rate Drops in Every Category, Except This One67%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/6/2026, 10:33:53 PM
San Francisco’s Fireworks Show Lights Up Karl the Fog for America’s 250th35%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%7/6/2026, 8:11:56 PM
San Francisco Archdiocese to Pay Sex Abuse Victims $395 Million42%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti68%6/29/2026, 8:04:28 PM