Topic summary
9%12 analyzed articles/videos3,919 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Homicide Investigation results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 1,211 hits. Analysis detected 9,938 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,945 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (14,897 of 15,435 topics). This Homicide Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group.
Homicide Investigation

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles18.9K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.0%0.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Santa Clara DA rules officers who shot, killed knife-wielding man acted lawfully41%
KTVU71%7/22/2026, 10:24:56 PM
Suspect accused of killing St. Pete worker, mom of 4 taken into custody after standoff in Lee County: SPPD3%
FOX 13 News55%7/22/2026, 6:24:36 PM
Alleged Vallejo carjacking suspect identified after fatal police shooting32%
KTVU71%7/22/2026, 1:38:13 AM
Mountain View Road murder: FBI joins search for 'armed and dangerous' man2%
FOX 5 Atlanta54%7/22/2026, 12:46:53 AM
San Jose man arrested on murder charge after woman found dead in apartment6%
KTVU FOX 271%By KTVU Staff15%7/21/2026, 8:46:19 PM
Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in investigation into protest shooting deaths of Renee Good, Alex Pretti24%
MinnPost27%By Philip Marcelo26% Rebecca Boone16% AP40%7/13/2026, 7:05:49 PM
Investigator details surveillance of Tyler Robinson on the day Charlie Kirk was shot12%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0%7/7/2026, 9:17:33 PM
Tyler Robinson’s roommate and lover granted limited immunity in exchange for a statement recorded following Kirk assassination43%
One America News Network0%By OAN Staff Sophia Flores0%6/17/2026, 5:59:00 PM
Fugitive wanted for 2 killings found in Laos after 8 years2%
Los Angeles Times79%By Salvador Hernandez48%6/12/2026, 11:56:52 PM
4 people including 2 kids found dead in North Hills — authorities begin murder investigation31%
California Post89%By Daniel Farr69%5/28/2026, 4:19:59 AM