Topic summary
48%9 analyzed articles/videos1,432 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Arson results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 1,617 hits. Analysis detected 11,662 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,726 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 32% (11,040 of 16,113 topics). This Arson is better (less manipulative) than 68.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510031.5% percentile
2.2% BS Score9 analyzed articles12.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.7%12.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Video shows unfazed passersby during fiery attack on New York federal building by ex-soldier21%
WRAL.com50%By JAIMIE DING — Associated Press0%7/22/2026, 11:58:10 PM
AG: N.H. apartment fire that killed 2 was set intentionally by 1 of the victims15%
Boston.com20%By Audrey Cooney3%7/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Veteran charged with arson after blaze at Manhattan ICE facility33%
Courthouse News22%By Erik Uebelacker0%7/21/2026, 10:59:46 PM
Ex-Army soldier jailed on arson charge after fiery attack on Manhattan federal building18%
WRAL50%By MICHAEL R. SISAK15% LARRY NEUMEISTER — Associated Press0%7/21/2026, 10:08:11 PM
Brooklyn man slapped with federal charges for setting bus ablaze during Knicks celebrations in Times Square68%
amny.com42%By Dean Moses51%7/21/2026, 12:45:35 PM
Army Veteran Accused of Starting Fire at ICE Office in New York73%
The New Republic71%By Malcolm Ferguson67%7/20/2026, 8:44:39 PM
Mayfair man charged in arson attack against Northeast Philly mosque26%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Robert Moran3%7/17/2026, 1:47:24 AM
Warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, wanted to send a message, prosecutors say23%
Los Angeles Times78%By Joseph Serna0% Terry Castleman40%4/10/2026, 4:32:35 PM
NYC homeless man sleeping inside Penn Station set on fire by 3 young men76%
New York Daily News75%By Rocco Parascandola54% Thomas Tracy41%3/3/2026, 2:58:55 PM