Author summary
⁠3%2 analyzed articles/videos801 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC Chicago Staff results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Loss Aversion, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 263 hits. Analysis detected 513 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,204 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (8,720 of 9,471 authors). This NBC Chicago Staff is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group.
NBC Chicago Staff
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠8%NBC Chicago Staff (selected)2%
⁠100%Bannon's WarRoom39%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,204
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

8% percentile
02550751007.9% percentile
1.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.2K 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 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.2%8.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.2%0.2%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Author 0.3%0.3%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Author 0.7%0.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 0.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.2%, sitewide 5.3%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.8%Actor-Observer Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Illinois Laws⁠1%
NBC Chicago⁠40%By Mary Ann Ahern⁠0% NBC Chicago Staff⁠3%8/4/2026, 7:14:23 PM
Tag: Chicago Police⁠45%
NBC Chicago⁠40%By NBC Chicago Staff⁠3%8/1/2026, 7:00:21 AM