Publication summary
88%575 analyzed articles/videos466,517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Daily Pilot results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 153,713 hits. Analysis detected 1,749,050 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,081,148 analyzed words across 574 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 52% (279 of 580 publications). This Daily Pilot is worse (more manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group.
Daily Pilot
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%Greenville News1%
1%Just Security1%
52%Daily Pilot (selected)2%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%Lookout12%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

52% percentile
025507510052.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score574 analyzed articles2.1M analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.1%4.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Publication 3.5%3.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 1.1%1.1%

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: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

For L.A. college students, the GOP's $20-burrito debate is about more than lunch3%
Los Angeles Times88%By Melody Xu8/9/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Bass’ Inside Safe teams went to these places again and again. But so did the homeless12%
Los Angeles Times88%By David Zahniser72%8/9/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Dodgers overcome another Edwin Díaz implosion to end 7-game losing streak in extras3%
Los Angeles Times88%By Maddie Lee16%8/8/2026, 8:57:11 PM
Iran believes time is on its side in the war with the U.S. But its strategy carries great risks14%
Los Angeles Times88%By Joseph Krauss0% Amir-Hussein Radjy30%8/8/2026, 12:52:21 PM
Spencer Pratt spent big on luxury hotels and security, campaign reports show3%
Los Angeles Times88%By Noah Goldberg63%8/8/2026, 8:00:00 AM
A Lake Tahoe murder mystery: Who is poisoning towering pine trees?27%
Los Angeles Times88%By Alex Wigglesworth57%8/8/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Tensions flare as $34-billion Charter-Cox cable deal nears finish line21%
Los Angeles Times88%By Meg James94%8/8/2026, 3:00:00 AM
WeHo's newest resident enjoys A/C, Sunset Strip views ... from inside a billboard. Why he's there10%
Los Angeles Times88%By Summer Lin77%8/8/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Bomb threat at Pasadena hospital linked to violent extremist group3%
Los Angeles Times88%By Clara Harter76%8/7/2026, 5:50:13 PM
LA Jazz Festival, with John Legend and Janelle Monáe, is canceled66%
Los Angeles Times88%By August Brown57%8/7/2026, 3:33:17 PM