Speaker summary
⁠84%2 analyzed articles/videos204 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNN's Brian Todd results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Recency Bias as the most egregious example at 36.3% saturation with 74 hits. Analysis detected 457 faulty-reasoning hits from 204 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (20,739 of 28,364 speakers). This CNN's Brian Todd is better (less manipulative) than 73.10% of the peer group.
CNN's Brian Todd
Speaker details
Total words: 204
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

27% percentile
025507510026.9% percentile
17.2% BS Score2 analyzed videos204 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 36.3%36.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 22.6%22.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.8%7.8%

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%Recency Bias: Speaker 36.3%, sitewide 2.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 26.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos