Topic summary
42%17 analyzed articles/videos6,181 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fireworks results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 4,020 hits. Analysis detected 29,208 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,641 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,112 of 15,755 topics). This Fireworks is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score17 analyzed articles33.6K 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 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.9%11.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Video shows unfazed passersby during fiery attack on New York federal building by ex-soldier21%
WRAL.com49%By JAIMIE DING — Associated Press0%7/22/2026, 11:58:10 PM
Fire breaks out on Brooklyn Bridge during New York's fireworks show2%
ABC News19%By The Associated Press64%7/5/2026, 3:08:14 AM
Photos: St. Louis celebrates America's 250th Independence Day5%
STLPR0%By Charlotte Keene0%7/4/2026, 11:07:50 PM
‘Going to be brutal’: Trump’s ‘dangerous’ July 4th finale hit with ominous predictions90%
Raw Story93%By Alexander Willis88%7/4/2026, 7:35:42 PM
'It won't work': Columnist claims massive Trump's July 4 stunt is act of revenge89%
Raw Story93%By Kathleen Culliton80%7/4/2026, 7:13:42 PM
Family owned company prepares to put on the largest fireworks display in history: "It is the biggest show that we've ever done"80%
CBS News17%By Tony Dokoupil0%7/4/2026, 11:59:32 AM
What to expect at Trump’s epic 4th of July ‘Salute to America’ bash: ‘People will be in awe’45%
New York Post88%By Victor Nava0%7/3/2026, 11:55:27 AM
We Still Don’t Know What the National Mall Fireworks Show Will Cost58%
NOTUS0%By Anna Kramer0%7/2/2026, 2:42:37 PM
Family friend charged year after 'nightmare' illegal July Fourth fireworks killed 8-year-old girl51%
New York Post88%By Patrick Reilly34%7/2/2026, 11:56:49 AM
Panicked Donald Trump, 80, Braces for Epic July 4th Humiliation65%
The Daily Beast86%By Farrah Tomazin0%7/1/2026, 11:29:03 PM