Author summary
100% 2 analyzed articles/videos 149 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Times results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 35.9% saturation with 214 hits . Analysis detected 1,324 faulty-reasoning hits from 596 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.1% and a BS Rank of 98% (236 of 8,974 authors). This Los Angeles Times is worse (more manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group. Los Angeles Times
Author details
Total words: 596
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
97% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 97.4% percentile 13.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles596 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% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 35.9% 35.9% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 28.5% 28.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 23.8% 23.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 20.3% 20.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.5% 7.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.8% 16.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 16.4% 16.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 7.7% 7.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 23.5% 23.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.9% 4.9% 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% Availability Heuristic: Author 35.9%, sitewide 9.1% Bandwagon: Author 28.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect: Author 23.5%, sitewide 26.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 23.8%, sitewide 8.1% Anecdotal: Author 20.3%, sitewide 5.2% Negativity Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 17.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.8%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 16.4%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 11.2%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 7.7%, sitewide 1.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 7.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.0% Personal Incredulity: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.0%, sitewide 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst