Author summary
100% 2 analyzed articles/videos 81 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Times results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 39.6% saturation with 182 hits . Analysis detected 1,107 faulty-reasoning hits from 460 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 18.5% and a BS Rank of 99% (94 of 8,572 authors). This Los Angeles Times is worse (more manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group. Los Angeles Times
Author details
Total words: 460
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
99% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 98.9% percentile 18.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles460 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 37.0% 37.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 39.6% 39.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 30.9% 30.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 21.7% 21.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 21.3% 21.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 10.0% 10.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 21.7% 21.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 14.6% 14.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 8.3% 8.3% 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% Availability Heuristic: Author 39.6%, sitewide 9.1% Bandwagon: Author 37.0%, sitewide 2.2% Hasty Generalization: Author 30.9%, sitewide 8.1% Framing Effect: Author 28.9%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 21.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.7%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 21.3%, sitewide 6.7% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 14.6%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 10.0%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Author 8.3%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst