George F.

George F. Will is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and a contributing analyst with ABC News. Will has written several books on politics, philosophy, baseball and other topics. He was born in Champaign, Illinois, and educated at Trinity College, Oxford University and Princeton University. He began his career as an editorial writer for The Detroit News before joining the staff of U.S. Sen. Gordon L. Allott (R-Colo.). He later became Washington editor of National Review and a columnist for Newsweek before joining The Post in 1974. Will has won numerous awards for his writing, including the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1976 and finalist citations from the National Magazine Awards competition. He was also named one of the most influential journalists in Washington by The Washington Journalism Review and received a Silurian Award for editorial writing. He is widely regarded as one of the most prominent conservative voices in American media.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/opinions/will.htm

50%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

10%

Examples:

  • Will often relies on emotional appeals rather than factual evidence to support his arguments.
  • Will uses inflammatory language to attack his political opponents and praise his allies.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article shows Will's bias against Trump by comparing him unfavorably to Haley.
  • Will has a history of opposing Trump and his policies, which may influence his judgment.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that Haley's speech was combative and soaring while also calling her a liar.
  • Will ignores the fact that Haley has been praised for her diplomatic efforts as U.N. ambassador.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The article uses deceptive practices such as false equivalence and straw man arguments to make Haley look better than she is.
  • Will omits important context and facts that would contradict his claims about Haley.

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