Author summary
83%21 analyzed articles/videos13,098 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Samantha Max results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 6,224 hits. Analysis detected 50,375 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,102 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 27% (6,789 of 9,218 authors). This Samantha Max is better (less manipulative) than 73.60% of the peer group.
Samantha Max
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
27%Samantha Max (selected)2%
100%Bannon's WarRoom39%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 62,102
Article count: 21
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

26% percentile
025507510026.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score21 analyzed articles62.1K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 10.0%10.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.6%5.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.8%4.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.4%1.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…31%Negativ…35%Anecdot…31%
NYPD vehicle hits man lying in Bronx street after another car ran him over, police say8%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%8/8/2026, 1:18:41 PM
'Deliberate indifference': NY state put imprisoned man's life at risk, judge rules50%
Gothamist87%By Ryan Kost88% Samantha Max83%7/31/2026, 3:30:56 AM
First NYPD officer charged under George Floyd-inspired chokehold law set to stand trial16%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%7/24/2026, 5:30:58 AM
Family sues Con Edison over woman’s fatal fall into Midtown manhole45%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%7/17/2026, 1:09:32 PM
Hundreds of Brooklyn and Queens public defenders and support staff go on strike46%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%7/16/2026, 5:36:04 AM
NYPD inspector sexually assaulted a subordinate46%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%7/10/2026, 1:53:00 PM
Taylor Swift's NYC wedding is the next chapter in a long Big Apple love story42%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%7/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM
NYC programs meant to keep kids out of foster care could lose millions of dollars54%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%6/27/2026, 3:30:45 AM
From NYCHA to the Garden, the Knicks' Jose Alvarado is living a New Yorker's dream62%
Gothamist87%By Ben Feuerherd89% Samantha Max83%6/10/2026, 3:01:00 AM
NYC illegally took newborn from father, keeping them apart for 3 years, court says60%
Gothamist87%By Samantha Max83%6/9/2026, 3:01:00 AM