Glenside man charged with using Jeep to intentionally strike cyclist 11%

By Michael Tanenbaum13%

7/13/2026, 8:47:35 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 42.2% saturation with 167 hits. Analysis detected 575 faulty-reasoning hits from 396 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 27.8% and a BS Rank of 11% (18,937 of 21,170 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 89.50% of the article peer group.

A Glenside man allegedly chased a group of bicyclists with his Jeep on Sunday night and intentionally struck one of them from behind, causing serious head injuries that required emergency surgery, authorities said. 
Abington Township Police responded to the 2800 block of Meyer Road around 8:30 p.m. for a report of a car colliding with a cyclist. 
Officers found Colin Cassidy, 24, unconscious and bleeding from his head, police said. 
Cassidy was rushed to Jefferson Abington Hospital. 
Philip Prince, 40, allegedly used his Jeep to pursue Cassidy and three others after he suspected Cassidy had stolen the BMX bike he was riding, prosecutors said. 
Authorities did not say whether the bike belonged to Prince. 
Investigators reviewed video and interviewed witnesses to piece together what led up to the crash. 
Prince allegedly followed the group of bikers in his Jeep and got out of the car to confront Cassidy near the intersection of Jefferson Street and Garfield Avenue, less than a mile away from the crash. 
When the bikers fled, Prince got back in his Jeep and followed them again down the hill of Meyer Avenue, police said. 
Cassidy had been riding the bike in the street before he steered onto the sidewalk in the lane opposite Prince's Jeep. 
At the bottom of the hill, Prince allegedly crossed into the opposing lane and jumped the curb onto the sidewalk to strike the back tire of the bike. 
Cassidy was thrown about 95 feet from the bike, police said. 
After the collision, a juvenile who was part of Cassidy's group entered Prince's Jeep and pressed the ignition button in an effort to prevent Prince from leaving the scene, police said. 
The juvenile told police he was punched in the face during a scuffle with Prince. 
Witnesses told investigators Prince appeared to be driving as fast as 40 mph in pursuit of Cassidy and did not brake before striking the bike, according to charging documents. 
Some witnesses recorded video of the crash and its aftermath and turned the evidence over to police, authorities said. 
Prince's Jeep Compass had a cracked windshield and other front-end damage, police said. 
Investigators did not provide any new information about Cassidy's condition on Monday afternoon. 
Prince was arrested Monday and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault by vehicle, homicide by vehicle and related offenses. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 7.3%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.8%PhillyVoice: 2.8%Confirmation Bias7.3%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.7%PhillyVoice: 1.1%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 7.3%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.7%PhillyVoice: 3.0%Availability Heuristic7.3%This article: 5.6%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.3%PhillyVoice: 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic5.6%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.2%PhillyVoice: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 1.6%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 4.8%Michael Tanenbaum: 3.6%PhillyVoice: 4.2%Framing Effect4.8%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.4%PhillyVoice: 0.5%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.2%PhillyVoice: 0.3%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.3%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.3%PhillyVoice: 4.8%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.2%PhillyVoice: 1.4%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 19.2%Michael Tanenbaum: 7.2%PhillyVoice: 6.5%Negativity Bias19.2%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.6%PhillyVoice: 1.3%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 6.8%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.3%PhillyVoice: 0.6%Fundamental Attribution Error6.8%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.1%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.6%PhillyVoice: 0.5%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 4.6%PhillyVoice: 3.5%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.7%PhillyVoice: 1.6%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.4%PhillyVoice: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.2%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.1%PhillyVoice: 0.1%Straw Man0.0%This article: 42.2%Michael Tanenbaum: 4.6%PhillyVoice: 3.1%Appeal to Authority42.2%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.5%PhillyVoice: 1.1%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.1%PhillyVoice: 0.4%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.1%PhillyVoice: 3.9%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.5%PhillyVoice: 0.4%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.2%PhillyVoice: 0.3%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 7.2%PhillyVoice: 3.4%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.3%PhillyVoice: 0.4%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.9%PhillyVoice: 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 4.8%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.2%PhillyVoice: 0.4%Burden of Proof4.8%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.2%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 3.8%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.0%PhillyVoice: 1.7%Anecdotal3.8%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 21.5%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.8%PhillyVoice: 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)21.5%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.1%PhillyVoice: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 9.8%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.8%PhillyVoice: 1.0%Unattributed Quote9.8%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 1.5%PhillyVoice: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 12.1%Michael Tanenbaum: 2.4%PhillyVoice: 3.9%Biased Writer Voice12.1%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 2.1%PhillyVoice: 1.8%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.1%PhillyVoice: 0.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.0%PhillyVoice: 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Michael Tanenbaum: 0.1%PhillyVoice: 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

396 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers52%attributed speech191writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 33 words • 0.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 24 words • 100.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageprosecutors • 27 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 0.0% coveragePhilip Prince • 36 words • 0.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 22 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 0.0% coveragePhilip Prince • 28 words • 0.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 11 words • 0.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 31 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 29 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 0.0% coverageAbington Township Police • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

prosecutors

100%flagged-word coverage
27 attributed words13% of attributed speech71% writer coverage
0%15.0%30.0%Biased Writer Voice-25.1 ptsWriter: 25.1%prosecutors: 0.0%0.0%Unattributed Quote-7.9 ptsWriter: 7.9%prosecutors: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…

Analysis

Hover over highlighted words in the article to view the associated bias or fallacy analysis.