Author summary
0% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,538 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Times staff results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 2.7% saturation with 1,543 hits . Analysis detected 13,760 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,825 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.5% and a BS Rank of 1% (6,159 of 6,163 authors). This Los Angeles Times staff is better (less manipulative) than 99.90% of the peer group. Los Angeles Times staff
Author details
Total words: 57,825
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.1% percentile 0.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles57.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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% Framing Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst