Author summary
77%16 analyzed articles/videos14,692 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NPR results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 4,618 hits. Analysis detected 44,598 faulty-reasoning hits from 60,614 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 19% (6,997 of 8,564 authors). This NPR is better (less manipulative) than 81.70% of the peer group.
NPR
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
19%NPR (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 60,614
Article count: 16
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

18% percentile
025507510018.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score16 analyzed articles60.6K 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 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.6%1.6%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, 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 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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WPLN News32%By Becky Sullivan82% NPR77%7/19/2026, 2:39:12 PM
Photos: When the World Cup Came to Town15%
KQED77%By Meredith Nierman44% NPR77%7/19/2026, 10:43:01 AM
ICE officer who fatally shot a man in Maine has a history of violence, ex-wife says81%
Here & Now18%By Vanessa Romo65% NPR77%7/17/2026, 5:08:13 AM
In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops54%
Houston Public Media21%By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán90% NPR77%7/14/2026, 2:08:28 PM
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KQED77%By Selena Simmons-Duffin0% NPR77%6/21/2026, 2:00:15 PM
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KQED77%By John Ruwitch0% NPR77%6/11/2026, 2:20:55 PM
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KQED77%By Jennifer Ludden0% NPR77%5/17/2026, 9:00:53 AM