Author summary
65%16 analyzed articles/videos16,322 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hannah Fry results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 5,464 hits. Analysis detected 44,743 faulty-reasoning hits from 65,879 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 19% (7,062 of 8,710 authors). This Hannah Fry is better (less manipulative) than 81.10% of the peer group.
Hannah Fry
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
19%Hannah Fry (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 65,879
Article count: 16
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

19% percentile
025507510018.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score16 analyzed articles65.9K 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 5.4%5.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.4%5.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.4%5.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.1%5.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.5%1.5%

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%Framing Effect: Author 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…9%Negativ…12%Halo Ef…19%Primacy…2%
This mogul built a huge Chinese media empire in L.A. Now, the FBI has searched his home in probe7%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry65%8/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM
'We never intended to hurt her.' Ransom notes offer new details in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case26%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry65%7/31/2026, 1:07:00 PM
It was a California roadside icon. Then, vandals wrecked it. The sad end for Pea Soup Andersen’s34%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65%7/18/2026, 3:00:00 AM
West Hollywood rupture was L.A.’s worst in years: 17 million gallons spilled, Sunset Boulevard closed for days20%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65% Jazmin Alvarado24%7/17/2026, 7:34:51 AM
Sunset Strip flooded by ruptured 110-year-old water line, another blow to L.A.’s ancient infrastructure19%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65% Dakota Smith81% Summer Lin78%7/16/2026, 6:11:37 AM
Is it safe to eat produce? A rise in diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis sparks fears of fruits, vegetables43%
Los Angeles Times88%By Karen Garcia78% Hannah Fry65%7/14/2026, 1:09:03 PM
Industry was warned for years about chemical 'runaway' dangers. Then came near-catastrophe in O.C.25%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65% Rong-Gong Lin II71%5/27/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Cooling system at chemical tanks likely failed, forcing mass O.C. evacuations, fire officials say31%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65%5/26/2026, 2:03:37 PM
Security guard’s ‘heroic’ actions saved others in San Diego mosque attack, officials say8%
Los Angeles Times88%By Hannah Fry65% Karen Garcia78%5/19/2026, 7:35:55 AM
What we know about the teens accused of attacking San Diego Islamic Center, killing 315%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry65% Salvador Hernandez68% Clara Harter77%5/18/2026, 10:30:25 PM