Speaker summary
⁠33%45 analyzed articles/videos369.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KQED results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 30.3% saturation with 220 hits. Analysis detected 813 faulty-reasoning hits from 369.333 analyzed words across 45 articles, generating a BS Score of 7% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (26,791 of 28,364 speakers). This KQED is better (less manipulative) than 94.50% of the peer group.
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Speaker ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751005.5% percentile
7.0% BS Score45 analyzed videos369.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 30.3%30.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.3%7.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 1.2%1.2%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 5.0%5.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 4.5%4.5%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 6.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Should grizzly bears roam California again?⁠32%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Outside Lands 2026: Tickets, Parking, Road Closures and Bag Rules⁠5%
KQED⁠61%By Nisa Khan⁠26%7/23/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes Faces Misdemeanor Charges Over Boat Trespassing⁠42%
KQED⁠61%By Katie DeBenedetti⁠69%7/21/2026, 10:44:15 PM
An Oakland Judge Will Soon Rule on 1 of the Largest Media Mergers in Hollywood History⁠73%
KQED⁠61%By Ella Jackson⁠68%7/18/2026, 2:00:00 PM
What Passengers Should Know About Boat Safety on the San Francisco Bay⁠55%
KQED⁠61%By Sarah Wright⁠40%7/16/2026, 11:46:15 PM
Survey: Californians really don’t want more data centers⁠26%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
‘Total Chaos’: Bay Area Sailors Recall Rescue of Boat Passengers Near Alcatraz⁠20%
KQED⁠61%By Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman⁠30%7/15/2026, 9:55:39 PM
Will CA empower ‘the little guy’ to sue the world’s biggest companies?⁠14%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/15/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Do these jailhouse stings go too far? CA Supreme Court to decide⁠44%
CalMatters⁠32%By Cayla Mihalovich⁠24%7/14/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Sexual Assault Allegations Reshape Political Races from Maine to San Francisco⁠34%
www.kqed.org⁠61%7/11/2026, 1:10:54 AM
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