Topic summary
45%26 analyzed articles/videos15,081 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 6,688 hits. Analysis detected 54,458 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,850 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,780 of 16,562 topics). This Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score26 analyzed articles63.9K 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 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.5%10.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Wayne County man had hundreds of child porn images, website tabs open on computer, feds say6%
WDIV31%By Brandon Carr4% Pamela Osborne10% Jason Wilger10%7/25/2026, 2:00:01 AM
Granderson: Why are Nolan Wells' parents still waiting for answers?62%
Los Angeles Times39%By LZ Granderson76%7/24/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Two Flock Safety cameras damaged by fire near Albany6%
FOX 5 Atlanta45%By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team35%7/23/2026, 5:16:17 PM
St. Thomas University president placed on leave amid investigation into alleged misconduct - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale8%
WSVN 7News55%By Litzy Grijalba51%7/23/2026, 3:28:13 PM
What to know about the autopsy and investigation into Nolan Wells' death24%
WRAL.com56%By The Associated Press63%7/22/2026, 5:03:11 PM
French model scout under investigation over Epstein links found dead36%
The Independent45%By Maira Butt55%7/22/2026, 6:05:03 AM
Casper man charged with 12 counts of CSAM, 2 counts of voyeurism18%
Oil City News23%By Greg Hirst3%7/21/2026, 12:13:53 PM
Family says Houston ICE shooting substance was salt17%
WXII3%By Jason Hanna28% Lauren Mascarenhas28% Norma Galeana28% Ed Lavandera28% CNN29%7/20/2026, 7:21:00 PM
Phil Stanford Has Literally Written the Book on Michael Francke’s Murder72%
Willamette Week54%By Aaron Mesh76%7/19/2026, 10:29:04 PM
Boston police investigating dead body near Mattapan home owned by Pressley’s husband17%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Chris Van Buskirk0% Samantha J. Gross0%7/18/2026, 1:17:28 PM