Author summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos292 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNBC.com staff results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Anchoring Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 500 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,168 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (4,199 of 6,498 authors). This CNBC.com staff is better (less manipulative) than 64.60% of the peer group.
CNBC.com staff
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠36%CNBC.com staff (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,168
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

35% percentile
025507510035.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.2K 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 0.3%0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 5.7%5.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.9%6.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 3.6%3.6%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 3.0%3.0%

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 0.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.7%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Composition/Division: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Primacy Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1%Horn Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

5. Minnesota⁠4%
CNBC⁠55%By CNBC.com staff⁠0%7/9/2026, 12:49:08 PM
4. Texas⁠11%
CNBC⁠55%By CNBC.com staff⁠0%7/9/2026, 12:48:38 PM