Author summary
57%23 analyzed articles/videos18,142 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sydney Johnson results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 6,288 hits. Analysis detected 63,301 faulty-reasoning hits from 82,733 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 11% (5,502 of 6,135 authors). This Sydney Johnson is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.
Sydney Johnson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
11%Sydney Johnson (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 82,733
Article count: 23
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score23 analyzed articles82.7K 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 7.6%7.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Proposal Would Allow San Francisco Small Business Owners to Unionize68%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%7/17/2026, 10:27:55 PM
A Community for Formerly Incarcerated San Franciscans Looks to Homeownership32%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%7/15/2026, 11:00:01 AM
Iconic Illustrated Anchor Steam Labels Appear Headed for Revival49%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%7/2/2026, 10:04:33 PM
US Fans Geared Up for Team’s Bay Area World Cup Match Against Bosnia29%
KQED62%By Joseph Geha0% Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman29% Sydney Johnson57%7/1/2026, 11:30:55 PM
San Francisco Supervisors Demand Answers After Pride Weekend Police Raid32%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%6/30/2026, 11:16:51 PM
World Cup Brings Celebrations, Mixed Emotions for Bay Area Immigrant Communities24%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%6/26/2026, 7:23:11 PM
San Francisco Chinatown Tenants Form Union as Evictions Loom58%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%6/22/2026, 10:40:53 PM
With Family Homelessness Up, San Francisco Looks to Extend Short-Term Rental Subsidies24%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%6/18/2026, 11:00:35 AM
Saikat Chakrabarti Launches Campaign to Support Connie Chan’s Bid for Congress24%
KQED62%By Sydney Johnson57%6/15/2026, 11:53:13 PM
Daniel Lurie’s Endorsements Are Dominating San Francisco’s Early Returns56%
KQED62%By Scott Shafer0% Marisa Lagos88% Guy Marzorati70% Sydney Johnson57%6/5/2026, 11:05:46 PM