Speaker summary
⁠72%1 analyzed article/video86 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNN spokesperson results contain 6 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Self-Serving Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 60.5% saturation with 52 hits. Analysis detected 258 faulty-reasoning hits from 86 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 50% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (14,968 of 44,875 speakers). This CNN spokesperson is worse (more manipulative) than 66.60% of the peer group.
CNN spokesperson
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠67%CNN spokesperson (selected)50%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 86
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

67% percentile
025507510066.6% percentile
50.0% BS Score1 analyzed videos86 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 60.5%60.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 60.5%60.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 60.5%60.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 39.5%39.5%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 39.5%39.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 39.5%39.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 60.5%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 60.5%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 60.5%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

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