Publication summary
97% 357 analyzed articles/videos 126,871 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CBS News results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 20,877 hits . Analysis detected 188,906 faulty-reasoning hits from 313,820 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (359 of 386 publications). This CBS News is better (less manipulative) than 93.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 313,820
Article count: 77
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.0% percentile 1.1% BS Score77 analyzed articles313.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.0% 6.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.9% 1.9% 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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst