Author summary
48%11 analyzed articles/videos8,549 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rong-Gong Lin II results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 3,900 hits. Analysis detected 25,555 faulty-reasoning hits from 39,353 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 12% (5,488 of 6,199 authors). This Rong-Gong Lin II is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.
Rong-Gong Lin II
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
12%Rong-Gong Lin II (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 39,353
Article count: 11
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score11 analyzed articles39.4K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.9%9.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.1%0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.5%1.5%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The dark side of making daylight saving time permanent in California: How late would our sunrises get?20%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/22/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Heat wave to hit SoCal as waves from Tropical Storm Elida slam beaches29%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/20/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Sausalito city manager reportedly found on someone’s yacht is arrested on suspicion of burglary61%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/20/2026, 2:29:46 AM
The San Andreas fault has gone ominously silent. Scientists fear when it finally snaps41%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/17/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Earthquakes north of L.A. appear to be on or close to San Andreas, Garlock faults39%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/13/2026, 5:34:21 PM
A Super El Niño is brewing: How bad would historic weather system get - Los Angeles Times4%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%7/13/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Industry was warned for years about chemical 'runaway' dangers. Then came near-catastrophe in O.C.15%
Los Angeles Times79%By Hannah Fry48% Rong-Gong Lin II48%5/27/2026, 10:00:00 AM
19 cases of Legionella infection linked to Kaiser Bay Area hospital21%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%5/18/2026, 10:00:00 AM
San Fernando Valley burglaries: Two more homes targeted amid LAPD patrol surge45%
Los Angeles Times79%By Tracy Brown56% Rong-Gong Lin II48%4/19/2026, 8:05:11 PM
Rain hits Southern California this week. When will it fall?13%
Los Angeles Times79%By Rong-Gong Lin II48%4/19/2026, 10:00:00 AM