Author summary
0%8 analyzed articles/videos637 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mariana Alfaro results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 39.1% saturation with 1,121 hits. Analysis detected 5,175 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,870 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of 92% (517 of 6,235 authors). This Mariana Alfaro is worse (more manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group.
Mariana Alfaro
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
92%Mariana Alfaro (selected)8%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,870
Article count: 8
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

92% percentile
025507510091.7% percentile
7.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 25.2%25.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 39.1%39.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 35.5%35.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 6.4%6.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 10.1%10.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 8.8%8.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 6.1%6.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%

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%Negativity Bias: Author 39.1%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Author 35.5%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 25.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.6%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.8%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 2.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 6.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

In a first, House votes to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran70%
The Washington Post91%By Theodoric Meyer0% Mariana Alfaro0%6/3/2026, 9:18:56 PM
Mother’s call to police sparked urgent search before San Diego mosque shooting17%
The Washington Post91%By Mariana Alfaro0% Karin Brulliard0%5/18/2026, 8:34:31 PM
Trump-backed prayer festival on National Mall draws thousands: ‘We welcome Jesus!’66%
The Washington Post91%By Michelle Boorstein0% Laura Meckler0% Mariana Alfaro0%5/17/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘unacceptable’ as ceasefire is tested68%
The Washington Post91%By Mariana Alfaro0% Karen DeYoung0%5/10/2026, 6:56:56 PM
Man facing divorce kills 8 children, including 7 of his own, in shooting rampage73%
The Washington Post91%By Molly Hennessy-Fiske0% Mariana Alfaro0% Chris Hacker0%4/19/2026, 4:56:46 PM
Oil prices jump after U.S. seizes Iranian vessel, imperiling ceasefire49%
The Washington Post91%By Mariana Alfaro0% Tara Copp0% Joyce Lee0% Sammy Westfall0%4/19/2026, 1:22:14 PM
Framing…100%Biased …100%Politic…100%
House votes to restore protections for Haitians, defying Trump100%
The Washington Post91%By Lauren Kaori Gurley0% Mariana Alfaro0%4/16/2026, 7:26:17 PM
Trump threatens Iran with ‘Hell’ over Strait of Hormuz in profane post96%
The Washington Post91%By Hannah Knowles0% Mariana Alfaro0% Alex Horton0%4/5/2026, 2:27:45 PM