Author summary
38%1 analyzed article/video1,412 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rick Sobey results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.6% saturation with 871 hits. Analysis detected 2,253 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,236 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 38% (3,861 of 6,189 authors). This Rick Sobey is better (less manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group.
Rick Sobey
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
38%Rick Sobey (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,236
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

38% percentile
025507510037.6% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.5%3.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.2%0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.3%0.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 20.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.4%Special Pleading: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.3%Indoctrination: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Parole Board15%
Boston Herald20%By Rick Sobey38%7/22/2026, 2:57:00 PM