Author summary
51%11 analyzed articles/videos6,990 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maira Butt results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 4,242 hits. Analysis detected 26,545 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,085 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 26% (4,674 of 6,244 authors). This Maira Butt is better (less manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group.
Maira Butt
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
26%Maira Butt (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 33,085
Article count: 11
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

25% percentile
025507510025.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score11 analyzed articles33.1K 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 8.8%8.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.9%7.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.8%12.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.8%5.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.3%2.3%

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 8.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

French model scout under investigation over Epstein links found dead36%
The Independent44%By Maira Butt51%7/22/2026, 1:05:03 PM
Iran-US war latest: Hegseth reveals staggering cost of conflict so far as he faces Senate to ask for more91%
The Independent66%By Alex Woodward72% Maira Butt51%7/22/2026, 1:00:46 AM
Trump’s latest strikes on Iran unlikely to have any impact with war stuck in limbo, says US intelligence56%
The Independent44%By Maira Butt51%7/21/2026, 1:05:56 PM
Israeli soldier sentenced to five years in prison for spying for Iran7%
The Independent66%By Maira Butt51%7/15/2026, 12:59:26 PM
Venezuela earthquake latest: More than 10,000 missing and 164 killed amid fears death toll will soar51%
The Independent66%By Maroosha Muzaffar0% Maira Butt51%6/25/2026, 11:46:33 AM
Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to ‘drop bombs smack in the middle of their head’ if he doesn’t like deal with Tehran56%
The Independent66%By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar0% James C. Reynolds72% Maira Butt51%6/17/2026, 2:00:25 PM
Iran-US war latest: Trump tells Americans to ‘sit back and relax’ as sides exchange fresh strikes32%
The Independent66%By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar0% Maira Butt51%6/1/2026, 12:42:02 PM
Iran-US war latest: Trump extends ceasefire in dramatic climbdown after Tehran fails to commit to talks34%
The Independent66%By Rachel Dobkin53% Maira Butt51% Jane Dalton58%4/22/2026, 12:30:45 AM
Iran-US war latest: Kharg Island targeted by multiple US strikes as Tehran issues new ‘red line’ warning to Trump0%
The Independent66%By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar0% Rachel Dobkin53% Maira Butt51%4/7/2026, 1:05:21 PM
Iran-US war latest: Tehran says army is ‘waiting’ for US ground invasion and vows to set Trump’s troops ‘on fire’0%
The Independent66%By Vishwam Sankaran0% Tara Cobham0% Maira Butt51%3/29/2026, 1:04:31 PM