Author summary
92%1 analyzed article/video269 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maura Hohman results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Unattributed Quote, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 22.3% saturation with 180 hits. Analysis detected 1,074 faulty-reasoning hits from 807 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of 90% (684 of 6,348 authors). This Maura Hohman is worse (more manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.
Maura Hohman
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
90%Maura Hohman (selected)7%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 807
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

89% percentile
025507510089.2% percentile
6.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles807 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 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 14.9%14.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 20.7%20.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 22.3%22.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.8%8.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 8.8%8.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.5%12.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.6%3.6%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 22.3%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 20.7%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 14.9%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Author 8.8%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 7.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Mental health73%
NBC New York79%By Maura Hohman92% TODAY88%7/23/2026, 1:40:53 PM