Author summary
0%8 analyzed articles/videos9,569 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nicole Nixon results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Self-Serving Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 3,883 hits. Analysis detected 30,013 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,155 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (4,986 of 6,359 authors). This Nicole Nixon is better (less manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group.
Nicole Nixon
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%Nicole Nixon (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 34,155
Article count: 8
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

22% percentile
025507510021.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles34.2K 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 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.4%11.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 3.3%3.3%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Governor's race wildly unpredictable two weeks before Californians receive ballots70%
Los Angeles Times79%By Seema Mehta0% Nicole Nixon0%4/20/2026, 10:27:22 PM
Former state Controller Betty Yee drops out of the governor's race64%
Los Angeles Times79%By Seema Mehta0% Nicole Nixon0%4/20/2026, 6:33:57 PM
Swalwell supporters scramble after he drops out of governor's race. Who will benefit?38%
Los Angeles Times79%By Nicole Nixon0% Dakota Smith62% Melody Gutierrez0% Seema Mehta0%4/13/2026, 11:15:27 PM
California Republicans rejoice over Swalwell scandal, but split on best GOP candidate for governor82%
Los Angeles Times79%By Nicole Nixon0% Seema Mehta0%4/12/2026, 9:46:26 PM
Swalwell accused of sexually assaulting female staff member, sending nude photos37%
Los Angeles Times79%By Seema Mehta0% Dakota Smith62% Nicole Nixon0%4/10/2026, 10:08:02 PM
Hasty plans for forum to replace scrapped USC governor’s debate fall apart16%
Los Angeles Times79%By Seema Mehta0% Nicole Nixon0%3/25/2026, 3:28:23 AM
California’s proposed billionaire tax gains majority support in new poll, with a partisan split on voter ID8%
Los Angeles Times79%By Nicole Nixon0%3/19/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Suspending gas tax, reducing refinery regulations pushed by two Democrats running for governor77%
Los Angeles Times79%By Nicole Nixon0%3/17/2026, 10:00:00 AM