Topic summary
39%119 analyzed articles/videos82,633 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criminal Justice results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 35,834 hits. Analysis detected 286,057 faulty-reasoning hits from 403,222 analyzed words across 119 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,929 of 16,562 topics). This Criminal Justice is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
1.3% BS Score119 analyzed articles403.2K 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 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…9%Negativ…29%Recency…6%
29-year-old man dies in city custody after arraignment at Bronx courthouse9%
Gothamist77%By Ryan Kost75%7/25/2026, 12:35:11 PM
San Francisco Judge to Weigh the Fate of Trial in ICE Officer Assault Case6%
KQED61%By Ayah Ali-Ahmad74%7/25/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Arizona immigration law clears first legal hurdle37%
Courthouse News Service19%By Joe Duhownik50%7/25/2026, 1:34:22 AM
Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (7/24/26)2%
Oil City News23%By Greg Hirst3%7/24/2026, 11:26:30 PM
Substance found in Salgado's van was not drugs, DA Sean Teare's office says41%
Houston Chronicle16%By John Wayne Ferguson11% Julián Aguilar15% Nicole Hensley72%7/24/2026, 10:02:55 PM
Chaotic courtrooms fuel record deportations: The Rundown32%
WBEZ9%By Bianca Cseke13%7/24/2026, 8:45:00 PM
Some police experts troubled by Madison shooting of Corey Ruiz57%
Journal Sentinel62%By David Clarey0%7/24/2026, 7:05:11 PM
Florida executions of ex-cop, Pasco man could be botched, lawsuit says25%
Tampa Bay Times13%By Dan Sullivan9%7/24/2026, 6:55:05 PM
Report: Dozens of ICE and CBP Agents Have Abused Women and Children46%
Mother Jones51%By Sophie Hurwitz63%7/24/2026, 3:59:28 PM
From Arkansas mom to suspect in Las Vegas ‘romance scam’ case12%
Las Vegas Review-Journal62%By Doug Kari15%7/24/2026, 1:00:20 PM