Author summary
63%14 analyzed articles/videos11,365 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NPR results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 3,943 hits. Analysis detected 41,496 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,853 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 19% (5,154 of 6,297 authors). This NPR is better (less manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group.
NPR
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
19%NPR (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 47,853
Article count: 14
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

18% percentile
025507510018.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score14 analyzed articles47.9K 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 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.8%5.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.5%4.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.2%5.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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KQED60%By Meredith Nierman53% NPR63%7/19/2026, 5:43:01 PM
ICE officer who fatally shot a man in Maine has a history of violence, ex-wife says93%
Here & Now6%By Vanessa Romo45% NPR63%7/17/2026, 12:08:13 PM
In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops43%
Houston Public Media12%By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán79% NPR63%7/14/2026, 9:08:28 PM
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KQED60%By Selena Simmons-Duffin0% NPR63%6/21/2026, 9:00:15 PM
SpaceX Blasts Off With a Record-Breaking $75 Billion IPO48%
KQED60%By John Ruwitch0% NPR63%6/11/2026, 9:20:55 PM
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KQED60%By Jennifer Ludden0% NPR63%5/17/2026, 4:00:53 PM
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NPR85%By NPR63%3/30/2026, 9:25:35 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson and the future of U.S. women's skiing91%
NPR85%By NPR63%2/6/2026, 1:15:20 AM