Speaker summary
46% 88 analyzed articles/videos 1,008.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CBS News results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Availability Heuristic , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 31.2% saturation with 775 hits . Analysis detected 3,160.146 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,008.667 analyzed words across 88 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 5.8% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,340 of 28,364 speakers). This CBS News is better (less manipulative) than 96.40% of the peer group. CBS News
Speaker details
Total words: 1,008.667
Content count: 88
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.6% percentile 5.8% BS Score88 analyzed videos1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 31.2% 31.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.5% 9.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 14.8% 14.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 9.1% 9.1% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 6.8% 6.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 1.9% 1.9% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 6.7% 6.7% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 4.1% 4.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 2.4% 2.4% 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% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 31.2%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Anecdotal: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 5.2% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.8% Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.4% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Primacy Effect: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.5% Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.0% Blind-Spot Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 0.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst