Author summary
50% 9 analyzed articles/videos 7,921 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNN results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 5,590 hits . Analysis detected 43,000 faulty-reasoning hits from 64,850 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 15% (7,304 of 8,567 authors). This CNN is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group. CNN
Author details
Total words: 64,850
Article count: 9
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.7% percentile 1.3% BS Score9 analyzed articles64.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.6% 8.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.6% 5.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 6.0% 6.0% 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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.1% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst