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Author: Holly McDede

Holly McDede has ^8.7% among authors. BS Score: 1.4%. Articles analyzed: 2. Words analyzed: 20,875.

Top reasoning patterns

Negativity Bias - 6.8% (1,428 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 6% (1,254 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 5.5% (1,138 hits)
Anecdotal - 5% (1,034 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 4.7% (976 hits)
Framing Effect - 4.3% (897 hits)
Post Hoc (False Cause) - 2.9% (613 hits)
Ambiguity (Equivocation) - 2.9% (601 hits)

Analyzed articles

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway ^24.8%

KQED - By Holly McDede, KQED, Mollie Simon, ProPublica - 5/12/2026, 12:00 PM

Negativity Bias 13.8% - Appeal to Emotion 12.7% - Appeal to Authority 10.6%

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KQED. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Jason Agan was impossible to miss at Angelo Rodriguez High School. The San Francisco Bay Area teacher was loud and gregarious, a fixture on campus since the... more

‘Our School Felt Sick’: Former Staff Allege Turmoil at Berkley Maynard Academy ^17%

KQED - By Holly McDede - 1/15/2026, 3:00 PM

Anecdotal 23.5% - Negativity Bias 18.9% - Appeal to Authority 18.1%

C’erah King-Polk was among the first elementary school students to attend Berkley Maynard Academy, or BMA, when the North Oakland charter school opened in 2005. The school felt like home, and teachers and classmates were like family. King-Polk met her best friend at BMA, still keeps in touch with her fourth-grade teacher, and she later... more

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Author: Holly McDede

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway 24.8%

‘Our School Felt Sick’: Former Staff Allege Turmoil at Berkley Maynard Academy 17%

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway ^24.8%

‘Our School Felt Sick’: Former Staff Allege Turmoil at Berkley Maynard Academy ^17%