Author summary
⁠2%1 analyzed article/video499 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CalMatters Staff results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 369 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,497 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (3,619 of 4,927 authors). This CalMatters Staff is better (less manipulative) than 73.40% of the peer group.
CalMatters Staff
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠0%Levi Sumagaysay1%
⁠1%Talmon Joseph Smith1%
⁠1%Joe Rennison1%
⁠27%CalMatters Staff (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,497
Article count: 1
Publications
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
CalMatters Staff attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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CalMatters Staff vs sitewide
CalMatters Staff attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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