Author summary
9%14 analyzed articles/videos14,070 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Staff Writer results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 3,101 hits. Analysis detected 22,541 faulty-reasoning hits from 60,545 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 1% (6,238 of 6,264 authors). This Staff Writer is better (less manipulative) than 99.60% of the peer group.
Staff Writer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
1%Staff Writer (selected)1%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 60,545
Article count: 14
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.4% percentile
0.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles60.5K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Texas storms raise flood threat early in the week. Resources activate.7%
Houston Chronicle14%By Sondra Hernandez6% Staff Writer9%7/13/2026, 12:25:56 PM
UH football: Cougars tabbed for top-3 finish in Big 12 preseason poll3%
Houston Chronicle14%By Joseph Duarte5% Staff Writer9%7/13/2026, 12:01:00 PM
Fatal crash closes all southbound lanes on Eastex Freeway at Beltway9%
Houston Chronicle14%By Tanya Babbar13% Staff Writer9%7/12/2026, 11:20:58 PM
New EPA rule could weaken Texans' voice on air pollution: critics44%
Houston Chronicle14%By Rebekah F. Ward0% Staff Writer9%7/11/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Houston vigil13%
Houston Chronicle14%By Ashley Soebroto10% Staff Writer9%7/10/2026, 11:46:12 PM
TSU plans new football field5%
Houston Chronicle14%By Samantha Ketterer0% Staff Writer9%7/10/2026, 10:01:21 PM
2 shot during parking lot takeover on Houston's north side5%
Houston Chronicle14%By Sondra Hernandez6% Staff Writer9%7/10/2026, 12:00:36 PM
ICE confirms Houston man killed by agent was not intended target10%
Houston Chronicle14%By Julián Aguilar0% Staff Writer9%7/10/2026, 12:35:00 AM
ICE agents lacked body cameras in fatal Houston shooting15%
Houston Chronicle14%By Ashley Soebroto10% Staff Writer9%7/10/2026, 12:02:32 AM
Houston woman's shoulder pain mystery led to Texas medical first11%
Houston Chronicle14%By Evan MacDonald0% Staff Writer9%7/9/2026, 12:47:00 PM