Author summary
83%64 analyzed articles/videos51,169 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Katie DeBenedetti results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 18,105 hits. Analysis detected 163,973 faulty-reasoning hits from 204,185 analyzed words across 63 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 25% (6,706 of 8,907 authors). This Katie DeBenedetti is better (less manipulative) than 75.30% of the peer group.
Katie DeBenedetti
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
25%Katie DeBenedetti (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 204,185
Article count: 63
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

25% percentile
025507510024.7% percentile
1.5% BS Score63 analyzed articles204.2K 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 8.4%8.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.9%8.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.7%1.7%

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: Author 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Huffman Demands FAA Restore Quiet Sonoma County Flight Paths After Bohemian Club Changes54%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%8/5/2026, 4:04:38 PM
East Oakland School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead, Another Injured17%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/31/2026, 4:20:14 PM
Bay Area immigrants warn noncitizens to avoid air travel after ICE arrests50%
Berkeleyside27%By Katie DeBenedetti83% KQED52%7/29/2026, 1:20:24 PM
‘It Wasn’t Right’: Woman Arrested by ICE at SFO Is a San Francisco Photographer, Barista20%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/24/2026, 1:55:38 PM
Sausalito City Manager to Be Released From Jail, Ordered to Seek Mental Health Evaluation10%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/22/2026, 4:02:32 PM
Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes Faces Misdemeanor Charges Over Boat Trespassing32%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/21/2026, 3:44:15 PM
US Judge Says Paramount and Warner Bros. Must Temporarily Pause Merger33%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/20/2026, 4:35:37 PM
San Francisco Police Recover Body During Search for Sunken Vessel12%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/16/2026, 5:10:00 PM
Oakland Approves $125 Million Coliseum Sale, Clearing Way for Irving Azoff Overhaul68%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/13/2026, 3:30:36 PM
San Francisco CEO Gets 6 Years for Scheme to Sell Adderall Online53%
KQED77%By Katie DeBenedetti83%7/7/2026, 4:01:51 PM