Author summary
65%34 analyzed articles/videos2,252 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cascade PBS Staff results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.7% saturation with 2,026 hits. Analysis detected 8,929 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,350 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 63% (3,246 of 8,616 authors). This Cascade PBS Staff is worse (more manipulative) than 62.30% of the peer group.
Cascade PBS Staff
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
63%Cascade PBS Staff (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,350
Article count: 34
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

62% percentile
025507510062.3% percentile
2.7% BS Score34 analyzed articles9.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 12.2%12.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 10.9%10.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 3.0%3.0%

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: Author 12.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 21.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.9%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Halo Ef…25%Indoctr…25%
August 4, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode14%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%8/4/2026, 4:00:36 PM
Appeal …38%
August 3, 20263%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%8/4/2026, 5:15:27 AM
Negativ…52%
Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings in Washington state4%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%8/3/2026, 6:15:55 PM
Confirm…20%Halo Ef…19%Biased …20%Indoctr…20%
August 3, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode14%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%8/3/2026, 4:00:40 PM
Hiroshima Ground Zero: Eyewitness Accounts of 78 A-Bomb Survivors46%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%8/3/2026, 8:45:53 AM
Why is the U.S. still fighting Iran?90%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%7/31/2026, 6:45:29 PM
Recency…25%Appeal …45%
Why states want to change 'Sell By' labels on food19%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%7/31/2026, 5:45:33 PM
Framing…86%Negativ…100%Red Her…86%Biased …14%
News Wrap: Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 3461%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%7/31/2026, 5:45:33 PM
Groups that shape community culture face financial pressure76%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%7/31/2026, 5:45:33 PM
Biased …85%
Brooks and Capehart on Blanche’s stalled AG confirmation47%
Cascade PBS76%By Cascade PBS Staff65%7/31/2026, 5:45:33 PM