Author summary
86%20 analyzed articles/videos16,288 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard Winton results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 8,723 hits. Analysis detected 60,639 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,204 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (5,872 of 8,538 authors). This Richard Winton is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group.
Richard Winton
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
32%Richard Winton (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 71,204
Article count: 20
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

31% percentile
025507510031.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score20 analyzed articles71.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.3%12.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.3%6.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.8%1.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.3%1.3%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…9%Negativ…12%Halo Ef…19%Primacy…2%
This mogul built a huge Chinese media empire in L.A. Now, the FBI has searched his home in probe7%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry64%8/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM
LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping21%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Libor Jany71%7/31/2026, 1:45:29 PM
'We never intended to hurt her.' Ransom notes offer new details in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case25%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry64%7/31/2026, 1:07:00 PM
Detective says D4vd's phone had photos of teen, talk of abortion16%
Los Angeles Times88%By James Queally87% Richard Winton86%7/24/2026, 3:23:45 PM
D4vd's garage had signs of blood where girl's body was likely cut up, expert testifies36%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% James Queally87%7/22/2026, 4:55:25 PM
New evidence against singer D4vd in brutal killing of teen set to come to light54%
Los Angeles Times88%By James Queally87% Richard Winton86%7/21/2026, 3:00:00 AM
LAPD killing of family dog amid Knicks celebration sparks outrage46%
Los Angeles Times88%By Ruben Vives57% Richard Winton86% Summer Lin77%6/19/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Inside the FBI's battle to keep drones out of World Cup sites amid heightened terrorism fears20%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86%6/18/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism47%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Paige St. John0%5/20/2026, 8:08:06 AM
What we know about the teens accused of attacking San Diego Islamic Center, killing 314%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Hannah Fry64% Salvador Hernandez68% Clara Harter77%5/18/2026, 10:30:25 PM