Topic summary
⁠27%1 analyzed article/video740 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fatal Shootings By Law Enforcement results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 325 hits. Analysis detected 2,224 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,960 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (8,522 of 16,562 topics). This Fatal Shootings By Law Enforcement is better (less manipulative) than 51.50% of the peer group.
Fatal Shootings By Law Enforcement
Topic details
Total words: 2,960
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510048.5% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K 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 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.8%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.4%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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