Author summary
58%10 analyzed articles/videos5,504 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 3,636 hits. Analysis detected 24,323 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,447 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 20% (4,940 of 6,164 authors). This Washington is better (less manipulative) than 80.10% of the peer group.
Washington
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
20%Washington (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 29,447
Article count: 10
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

20% percentile
025507510019.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score10 analyzed articles29.4K 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 9.7%9.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.3%12.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 9.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US strikes Iran for third night as Trump says deal still 'possible'43%
Yahoo News37%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Washington58% Dubai57%7/13/2026, 11:59:11 PM
Iran Warns Against Hormuz Route Changes38%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Washington58% Jerusalem0% Beirut0% Manama0% Kuwait City0%6/28/2026, 7:07:46 PM
US Renews Iran Attacks; Tehran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz11%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Jerusalem0% Beirut0% Dubai57% Washington58%6/11/2026, 1:06:16 AM
Trump: Middle East Peace Deal Days Away24%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Jerusalem0% Beirut0% Dubai57% Washington58%6/9/2026, 10:58:29 AM
US Says Shot Down Iran Drones in Fresh Escalation23%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Dubai57% Manama0% Kuwait0% Washington58%6/7/2026, 9:55:59 AM
Iran FM Says 'No Tangible Progress' in Talks, While Trump Declares Deal Is Close52%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Kuwait0% Dubai57% Tehran0% Beirut0% Washington58% Jerusalem0%6/3/2026, 11:23:14 PM
As Iran Calls More War Unlikely, Trump Says He May 'Finish the Job'48%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Washington58% Beirut0%5/27/2026, 11:10:16 PM
Iran Guards Warn of War Beyond Mideast as Trump Repeats Threats9%
Newsmax75%By AFP bureaus in Tehran0% Washington58%5/20/2026, 11:23:29 AM
US Hopes for Progress, but Iran Says Don't Count on Direct Talks67%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Beirut0% Washington58% Tehran0% Jerusalem0%4/24/2026, 11:10:34 PM
US, Iran Agree to 11th-Hour Truce After Trump's Dire Warnings47%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran49% Jerusalem0% Washington58% Beirut0% Riyadh0% Dubai57%4/8/2026, 1:59:03 AM