Topic summary
⁠66%44 analyzed articles/videos33,515 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Civil Liberties results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 24,158 hits. Analysis detected 198,387 faulty-reasoning hits from 201,435 analyzed words across 44 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (12,567 of 15,297 topics). This Civil Liberties is better (less manipulative) than 82.20% of the peer group.
Civil Liberties
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠0%Alameda County1%
⁠18%Civil Liberties (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score44 analyzed articles201.4K 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 12.0%12.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Voice of OC⁠74%By Angelina Hicks⁠51%7/22/2026, 8:00:00 PM
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Dallas Observer⁠61%By Austin Wood⁠8%7/22/2026, 4:31:07 PM
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Raw Story⁠93%By Travis Gettys⁠98%7/22/2026, 1:04:46 PM
SFPD faces fresh round of questions on Pride weekend arrests⁠50%
Mission Local⁠24%By Annelise Bowers⁠19%7/19/2026, 12:52:12 AM
Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety.”⁠81%
Truthout⁠75%By Earle J. Fisher⁠0%7/18/2026, 7:09:40 PM
Flock Says Its Cameras Worked ‘Correctly’ When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason⁠42%
The Drive⁠30%By Joel Feder⁠4%7/17/2026, 5:01:48 PM
Alameda County expands the surveillance state with renewal of Flock Safety cameras⁠82%
San Francisco Chronicle⁠9%By Zach A. Brooks⁠0%7/17/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Council gives Berkeley police easier access to other agencies’ dogs, helicopters⁠48%
Berkeleyside⁠34%By Alex N. Gecan⁠28%7/16/2026, 2:00:00 PM
ICE agents killed three people during recent operations. What do we know?⁠65%
WAMU⁠15%7/16/2026, 1:17:14 PM
ICE Is Trump’s Standing Army Now⁠59%
Persuasion⁠36%By Luke Hallam⁠76%7/16/2026, 12:15:32 AM