Author summary
⁠1%1 analyzed article/video325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Times Staff Writer results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Burden of Proof, and Indoctrination, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 3% saturation with 29 hits. Analysis detected 128 faulty-reasoning hits from 975 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (4,732 of 6,359 authors). This Times Staff Writer is better (less manipulative) than 74.40% of the peer group.
Times 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%
⁠26%Times Staff Writer (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 975
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

26% percentile
025507510025.6% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles975 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 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 3.0%3.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 2.4%2.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 1.9%1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 1.9%1.9%

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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos