Author summary
24%12 analyzed articles/videos2,770 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Samantha Kennedy results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 1,788 hits. Analysis detected 16,981 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,619 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 8% (5,673 of 6,140 authors). This Samantha Kennedy is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group.
Samantha Kennedy
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
8%Samantha Kennedy (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 26,619
Article count: 12
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

8% percentile
02550751007.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score12 analyzed articles26.6K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.7%1.7%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bay Area Soccer Fans Celebrate Spain's World Cup Win13%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%7/20/2026, 12:18:06 AM
First Big Bay Area Wildfire Scare of the Season Makes No Movement Overnight46%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%7/18/2026, 7:07:02 PM
56th Annual SF Pride Parade Proclaims Itself a Force of Resistance12%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/28/2026, 11:53:01 PM
San Francisco Resident’s Tour of Surveillance Infrastructure Shows System ‘Greater Than Sum of Its Parts’46%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/22/2026, 12:36:20 AM
Black American Culture, Knowledge in the Spotlight at Juneteenth Celebrations in the Bay29%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/20/2026, 11:01:04 PM
VTA Mismanaging BART Extension, Civil Grand Jury Report Says38%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/18/2026, 11:14:46 PM
Santa Clara Resident Infected With Measles Traveled Through SFO, Health Officials Say10%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/14/2026, 10:30:20 PM
2026 World Cup’s Bay Area Matches Kick Off, But It’s No Super Bowl20%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%6/14/2026, 12:34:53 AM
April Showers Help Boost Summer Reservoir Levels in the East Bay34%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%5/31/2026, 11:53:22 PM
Free Swim Program Breaks Generational Fear of Water for Bayview Families14%
KQED61%By Samantha Kennedy24%5/30/2026, 11:37:58 PM