Speaker summary
⁠41%32 analyzed articles/videos575 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Times results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.5% saturation with 168 hits. Analysis detected 749 faulty-reasoning hits from 575 analyzed words across 32 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,234 of 28,364 speakers). This Los Angeles Times is better (less manipulative) than 96.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.0% percentile
6.1% BS Score32 analyzed videos575 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.5%20.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 9.5%9.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.4%4.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 5.2%5.2%

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: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.5%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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16-year-old Las Vegas boy arrested in fatal shooting near Santa Monica Pier⁠7%
Las Vegas Review-Journal⁠62%By Caitlin Lilly⁠5%7/24/2026, 5:48:37 AM
Granderson: Why are Nolan Wells' parents still waiting for answers?⁠62%
Los Angeles Times⁠39%By LZ Granderson⁠76%7/24/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Homelessness in LA is once again on the rise⁠60%
Courthouse News⁠19%By Hillel Aron⁠46%7/23/2026, 5:18:41 PM
Trump Team Moves to Rename New York’s Penn Station⁠27%
The New Republic⁠72%By Malcolm Ferguson⁠68%7/23/2026, 1:58:02 PM
Should grizzly bears roam California again?⁠32%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/23/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Gavin Newsom’s balancing act on taxing the rich⁠34%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/22/2026, 6:00:00 AM
The dark side of making daylight saving time permanent in California: How late would our sunrises get?⁠21%
Los Angeles Times⁠78%By Rong-Gong Lin II⁠49%7/22/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Opinion: Crucial task of protecting workers now falls to local enforcement⁠73%
The Mercury News⁠22%By Terri Gerstein⁠91%7/22/2026, 2:30:45 AM
Meet the maverick California lawmakers who buck their party⁠46%
CalMatters⁠32%By Ryan Sabalow⁠30%7/20/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Jennifer Siebel Newsom's Radical Gender Documentaries Force Student Viewers To Reveal if They're Gay and ID 'Fags': Films Are Funded and Promoted by Newsom Donors, Appointees⁠75%
Washington Free Beacon⁠87%By Andrew Kerr⁠75%7/20/2026, 2:00:46 AM
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