Speaker summary
⁠41%18 analyzed articles/videos225.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CBS results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Appeal to Authority, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 36.9% saturation with 215 hits. Analysis detected 1,206 faulty-reasoning hits from 225.333 analyzed words across 18 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 12.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (23,712 of 28,364 speakers). This CBS is better (less manipulative) than 83.60% of the peer group.
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Speaker ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510016.4% percentile
12.3% BS Score18 analyzed videos225.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 36.9%36.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 21.8%21.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 19.6%19.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.5%17.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 17.5%17.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.1%20.1%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 36.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 26.9%Bandwagon: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 19.6%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 4.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.6%Primacy Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Cbs Mornings Clips - CBSNews.com⁠4%
CBS News⁠19%7/21/2026, 6:01:48 PM
The Big Broadcast: July 19, 2026⁠4%
WAMU⁠15%By Jill Ahrold Bailey⁠1%7/18/2026, 10:09:45 PM
Family Horrified When They’re Forced to Sell Their Beloved Home to Make Way for AI Data Centers⁠92%
Futurism⁠88%By Joe Wilkins⁠84%7/18/2026, 6:00:00 AM
CBS News' 'Fact-Checks' of Trump's Address Ignore the Facts⁠89%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/17/2026, 11:30:49 AM
The Latest: Long-debunked election claims could be a part of Trump’s address to the nation⁠34%
Yahoo News⁠39%By The Associated Press⁠63%7/16/2026, 5:26:11 AM
The politics of New York's data center construction pause⁠55%
CBS News⁠98%7/14/2026, 5:05:08 PM
US Launches Third Round Of Strikes On Iran After IRGC Closes Hormuz⁠39%
ZeroHedge⁠72%By Tyler Durden⁠63%7/11/2026, 5:58:00 PM
Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire⁠41%
theintercept.com⁠80%By The Intercept Briefing⁠53%7/11/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Judge vacates convictions of 4 Proud Boys in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection - CBS News⁠9%
CBS News⁠19%7/11/2026, 1:37:05 AM
The Big Broadcast: July 12⁠1%
wamu.org⁠15%By Jill Ahrold Bailey⁠1%7/10/2026, 9:29:44 PM
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