Author summary
10% 10 analyzed articles/videos 1,968 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KTVU Staff results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Framing Effect , with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 294 hits . Analysis detected 2,844 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,517 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (7,808 of 8,556 authors). This KTVU Staff is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group. KTVU Staff
Author details
Total words: 7,517
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.7% percentile 1.1% BS Score10 analyzed articles7.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst