Topic summary
10%22 analyzed articles/videos8,243 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Death results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 4.7% saturation with 3,138 hits. Analysis detected 32,810 faulty-reasoning hits from 66,102 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 1% (15,053 of 15,142 topics). This Death is better (less manipulative) than 99.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

1% percentile
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1.0% BS Score22 analyzed articles66.1K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What to know about the autopsy and investigation into Nolan Wells' death23%
WRAL.com51%By The Associated Press65%7/23/2026, 12:03:11 AM
French model scout under investigation over Epstein links found dead36%
The Independent45%By Maira Butt51%7/22/2026, 1:05:03 PM
D4vd ordered body bag and chainsaws after teen’s death, detective says7%
The Independent65%By Andrew Dalton16%7/22/2026, 12:31:59 AM
Missing 5-year-old found dead in Katy area lake: Fort Bend County officials16%
Houston Chronicle13%By Sondra Hernandez6%7/20/2026, 11:27:52 AM
Boston police investigating dead body near Mattapan home owned by Pressley’s husband17%
BostonGlobe.com23%By Chris Van Buskirk0% Samantha J. Gross0%7/18/2026, 8:17:28 PM
US attorney releases new details in fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo27%
Houston Chronicle13%By John Wayne Ferguson11%7/17/2026, 12:07:38 AM
Overcon…1%Halo Ef…0.6%Appeal …6%Anecdot…3%
Live updates: Owner of boat that capsized near Alcatraz identified1%
San Francisco Chronicle9%By Megan Fan Munce1% Aidin Vaziri2% Anna Bauman2%7/15/2026, 2:46:22 PM
Married dad likely pushed to death down 30-foot shaft during fight with co-worker: cops77%
New York Post89%By Chris Bradford72%7/15/2026, 12:56:36 PM
Mary Morello, Libertyville native, activist and mother of Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, dies at 10214%
Chicago Sun-Times29%By Mitch Dudek14%7/15/2026, 12:14:37 AM
Sam Neill had pneumonia before his death, co-star says, as tributes pour in18%
NBC News31%By Adela Suliman0%7/14/2026, 9:49:56 AM