Author summary
62%27 analyzed articles/videos15,936 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Sledge results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 11,974 hits. Analysis detected 93,033 faulty-reasoning hits from 99,798 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (4,907 of 6,244 authors). This Matt Sledge is better (less manipulative) than 78.60% of the peer group.
Matt Sledge
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
22%Matt Sledge (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 99,798
Article count: 27
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

21% percentile
025507510021.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score27 analyzed articles99.8K 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 11.2%11.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.0%12.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.8%2.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.1%1.1%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.4%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

William Lawrence Is Running in a Purple Michigan District — on His Pro-Palestine Credentials71%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/22/2026, 9:14:00 AM
Intel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists39%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/15/2026, 5:47:38 PM
Trump’s Intel Pick Played Key Role in NYT Subpoenas — But Some Democrats Still On the Fence64%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/14/2026, 7:14:06 PM
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Save Crypto — But Trump Windfall Is a Political Obstacle30%
theintercept.com81%By Matt Sledge62%7/13/2026, 9:15:00 AM
How Local Cops Are Running With Trump’s NSPM-7 Attacks on Antifa52%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/7/2026, 1:28:23 PM
Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon53%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%6/30/2026, 8:02:44 PM
Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines22%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%6/23/2026, 7:58:50 PM
Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie Torres19%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%6/19/2026, 9:09:00 AM
Senate Democrats Aren’t Happy About Trump’s Spy Law Ultimatum62%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%6/18/2026, 2:36:39 AM
Are Jeffries and Schumer Getting Ready to Greenlight Domestic Spy Power for Trump?11%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%6/17/2026, 10:11:00 AM