Topic summary
46%34 analyzed articles/videos7,281 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Assault results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 6,833 hits. Analysis detected 45,375 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,269 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,760 of 15,447 topics). This Assault is better (less manipulative) than 89.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score34 analyzed articles54.3K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Suspect in fatal Boston Common assault arrested after second attack, police say4%
Boston.com18%By Samantha Genzer8%7/22/2026, 11:26:37 PM
Boston police looking to identify man who allegedly assaulted Downtown Crossing worker6%
Boston.com18%By Samantha Genzer8%7/20/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Man arrested, accused of assault and battery after attack on dog, owner in Wynwood73%
WSVN 7News52%By Jayme Berezdivin46%7/19/2026, 12:50:36 PM
4 charged in connection with alleged kidnapping, beating near Nantucket park31%
Boston.com18%By Morgan Rousseau11%7/18/2026, 12:29:30 PM
ICE facility employee in Aurora arrested after shooting protestor, police say8%
MS NOW94%By Ebony Davis79%7/17/2026, 10:18:32 PM
NH judge: Concord man violated Civil Rights Act in assault on transgender woman11%
Boston.com18%By Morgan Rousseau11%7/17/2026, 10:05:30 PM
3 More Teens Arrested In Attack Linked To ‘Lakeview Goons’36%
Block Club Chicago12%By Patrick Filbin18%7/17/2026, 7:05:55 PM
Hate-filled husband of Canadian accused of smacking pro-Trump teen at Jersey Shore tries to dismiss it as 'nothingburger'67%
New York Post89%By Chris Nesi71%7/16/2026, 12:11:09 PM
Canadian female, 33, accused of slapping teen girl wearing pro-Trump clothing on NJ boardwalk. Now suspect is in ICE custody.32%
The Blaze80%By Dave Urbanski35%7/15/2026, 8:05:00 PM
Houston man accused of attempting to drown woman in White Oak Bayou27%
Houston Chronicle14%By Catherine Dominguez20%7/14/2026, 5:02:39 PM