Topic summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 107 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Business results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination , Appeal to Authority , and Optimism Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 31.5% saturation with 135 hits . Analysis detected 758 faulty-reasoning hits from 428 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 14.8% and a BS Rank of 97% (542 of 16,562 topics). This American Business is worse (more manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group. American Business
Topic details
Total words: 428
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
97% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 96.7% percentile 14.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles428 analyzed words
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 31.5% 31.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 22.9% 22.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 22.4% 22.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 17.5% 17.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 22.4% 22.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 14.9% 14.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 21.7% 21.7% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 10.3% 10.3% 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% Halo Effect: Topic 31.5%, sitewide 6.7% Framing Effect: Topic 21.7%, sitewide 26.9% Indoctrination: Topic 22.9%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Authority: Topic 22.4%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 22.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.5%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 6.9% Confirmation Bias: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Primacy Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
CNBC 54% 6/27/2026, 6:14:55 PM