Topic summary
70%10 analyzed articles/videos6,001 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criminal Investigation results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 2,914 hits. Analysis detected 23,968 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,344 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (12,232 of 16,562 topics). This Criminal Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 73.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score10 analyzed articles23.3K 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 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%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 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Skeletal remains discovered in abandoned building near Happy Jack Road; LCSO investigating11%
Oil City News23%By Garrett Grochowski6%7/24/2026, 12:41:07 PM
Framing…22%Negativ…9%Biased …22%
Remember When Eureka Police Put Out a Warning About Someone Stalking High School Girls on Snapchat? They Just Made an Arrest in Connection With That Case3%
Lost Coast Outpost66%By LoCO Staff42%7/24/2026, 8:40:03 AM
D4vd’s DNA Allegedly Found on Trash Bag Linked to Teen Victim’s Blood17%
Rolling Stone40%By Nancy Dillon11%7/24/2026, 12:49:47 AM
Witness to shooting in downtown Casper told police she ‘felt rounds pass near her head’16%
Oil City News23%By Greg Hirst3%7/22/2026, 11:25:48 PM
Sheriff's Office: Suspect in McKinleyville Shooting Tracked Down Thanks to Court-Ordered GPS Ankle Monitor That He Was Wearing At The Time3%
Lost Coast Outpost66%By LoCO Staff42%7/21/2026, 3:39:56 PM
Harris County DA seeks U Visas for 3 witnesses in Houston fatal ICE shooting20%
Houston Chronicle16%By Sondra Hernandez6%7/15/2026, 12:15:16 PM
DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas58%
The Intercept80%By Natasha Lennard91%5/14/2026, 5:30:00 PM
Rat poison found in baby food jars sparks chilling scare, suspect nabbed47%
Fox Business92%By Sophia Compton77%5/3/2026, 11:37:37 PM
Pirro to appeal Boasberg ruling on Federal Reserve subpoenas0%
One America News Network0%By Chloe Hauxwell0%3/13/2026, 7:08:33 PM
DOJ releases Epstein files and the first batch is short on new information82%
NPR84%By Stephen Fowler0% Saige Miller0%12/19/2025, 9:04:15 PM