Author summary
ā 0% 1 analyzed article/video 908 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KQED News Staff results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , In-Group Bias , and Availability Heuristic , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 684 hits . Analysis detected 4,287 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,724 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ā 83% (1,145 of 6,628 authors). This KQED News Staff is worse (more manipulative) than 82.70% of the peer group. KQED News Staff
Author details
Total words: 2,724
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
83% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 82.7% percentile 4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0ā50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.6% 7.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 16.5% 16.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 25.1% 25.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 19.8% 19.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.0% 6.0% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.2% 1.2% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Author 6.5% 6.5% 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 19.8%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 25.1%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 19.2% In-Group Bias: Author 16.5%, sitewide 6.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 8.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Bandwagon: Author 7.9%, sitewide 2.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Begging the Question: Author 6.5%, sitewide 1.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.7%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Slippery Slope: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst