Topic summary
44%40 analyzed articles/videos18,745 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lawsuits results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 12,102 hits. Analysis detected 86,165 faulty-reasoning hits from 117,255 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,713 of 16,559 topics). This Lawsuits is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
1.4% BS Score40 analyzed articles117.3K 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Major Video Doorbell Companies Are Being Sued for Privacy Violations. Here’s Why21%
CNET47%By Tyler Lacoma83%7/25/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter10%
Newsday55%By The Associated Press63%7/24/2026, 11:03:58 PM
Colorado town sued over ICE detention center20%
The Colorado Sun6%By Brian Eason74%7/23/2026, 11:32:54 PM
California sues Trump over emergency funding rules that pressure states on elections46%
CalMatters32%By Lynn La25%7/23/2026, 10:00:08 PM
Man Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Almost Killed Him With Horrendously Dangerous Medical Advice65%
Futurism88%By Maggie Harrison Dupré80%7/22/2026, 7:55:00 PM
From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan26%
AP News53%By REBECCA SANTANA20%7/22/2026, 4:01:42 AM
He was fired by the White House right after being sworn in. Now a top federal prosecutor is suing27%
Newsday55%By The Associated Press63%7/21/2026, 9:32:15 PM
Lawsuit challenges Texas Tech directives that altered teaching at El Paso medical school24%
AP News53%By DANIEL PEREZ/El Paso Matters33%7/21/2026, 7:55:27 PM
A Philly teacher died after a pole on a Roxborough High’s field fell on her. Her family says the school district should have prevented it.52%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Kristen A. Graham57%7/21/2026, 4:04:49 PM
Lawsuit challenges Texas Tech directives that altered teaching at El Paso medical school34%
El Paso Matters4%By Daniel Perez55%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM