Author summary
0%22 analyzed articles/videos10,022 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Owen Scott results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 3,549 hits. Analysis detected 30,705 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,231 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 9% (5,597 of 6,135 authors). This Owen Scott is better (less manipulative) than 91.20% of the peer group.
Owen Scott
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
9%Owen Scott (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 42,231
Article count: 22
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

9% percentile
02550751008.8% percentile
1.4% BS Score22 analyzed articles42.2K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.9%5.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.4%4.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.4%1.4%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Man given 54 doses of antivenom to survive rattlesnake bite in California12%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%7/10/2026, 1:00:18 PM
Taylor Swift fans buy up wedding trash gathered outside venue and sold online18%
The Independent46%By Owen Scott0%7/8/2026, 11:05:43 AM
Flu outbreak at Texas Air Force base nears 300 cases amid change to vaccine policy by Hegseth43%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%6/26/2026, 11:51:30 AM
Trump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb56%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%6/16/2026, 10:34:41 AM
California couple fight off bear attack with just a water bottle and a hatchet27%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%6/10/2026, 11:17:50 AM
White House mocked for bizarre Harambe tribute post 10 years after gorilla’s death at Cincinnati Zoo45%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%5/28/2026, 10:14:19 AM
Trump slams Biden as a ‘crooked politician’ as former president sues DOJ35%
The Independent66%By Alanna Durkin Richer45% Owen Scott0%5/27/2026, 11:19:27 AM
Donald Trump Jr ties the knot in intimate Bahamas ceremony - without his father2%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%5/25/2026, 9:36:42 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene fears Trump will use war as excuse to cancel 2028 election77%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%5/22/2026, 10:33:41 AM
Trump ‘concerned’ about Ebola after American tests positive for deadly virus36%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%5/19/2026, 9:21:33 AM