Speaker summary
⁠69%11 analyzed articles/videos236 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Chronicle results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Unattributed Quote, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 20.3% saturation with 48 hits. Analysis detected 291 faulty-reasoning hits from 236 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (24,369 of 28,364 speakers). This San Francisco Chronicle is better (less manipulative) than 85.90% of the peer group.
San Francisco Chronicle

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

14% percentile
025507510014.1% percentile
11.2% BS Score11 analyzed videos236 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 11.4%11.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 11.0%11.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 4.7%4.7%

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 11.4%, sitewide 26.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 8.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 5.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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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
Meet the maverick California lawmakers who buck their party⁠46%
CalMatters⁠32%By Ryan Sabalow⁠30%7/20/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Metro changes pursuit policy, targeting DUI, stolen vehicle suspects⁠48%
Las Vegas Review-Journal⁠62%By Glenn Puit⁠64%7/19/2026, 6:00:27 AM
Something went 'catastrophically wrong' in San Francisco Bay. What caused deadly boat sinking?⁠26%
Los Angeles Times⁠78%By Jenny Jarvie⁠79%7/17/2026, 10:18:14 AM
Survey: Californians really don’t want more data centers⁠26%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Will CA empower ‘the little guy’ to sue the world’s biggest companies?⁠14%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/15/2026, 6:00:00 AM
One person dead and 16 rescued after boat fire off Alcatraz Island⁠19%
The Independent⁠45%By Josh Marcus⁠57%7/14/2026, 6:10:34 PM
Do these jailhouse stings go too far? CA Supreme Court to decide⁠44%
CalMatters⁠32%By Cayla Mihalovich⁠24%7/14/2026, 6:00:00 AM
ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount.⁠62%
Truthout⁠74%By Mike Ludwig⁠79%6/23/2026, 2:18:35 PM
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