Topic summary
50%25 analyzed articles/videos18,389 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legal Battles results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 11,007 hits. Analysis detected 86,685 faulty-reasoning hits from 84,320 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 20% (13,264 of 16,558 topics). This Legal Battles is better (less manipulative) than 80.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.9% percentile
1.9% BS Score25 analyzed articles84.3K 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 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.3%12.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.1%13.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Judge Denies PUSD Bid For Injunction to Block Pasadena Tree Ordinance Enforcement18%
Pasadena Now5%By ANDRÉ COLEMAN0% MANAGING EDITOR0%7/24/2026, 3:55:00 PM
Harvard Touts ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor, Palestinian Liberation Erotic Poetry Journal as Evidence of Progress Against Jew-Hate54%
The Washington Free Beacon87%By Ira Stoll78%7/24/2026, 9:00:56 AM
Chadwick Boseman’s brothers ask court to oust widow as estate administrator: ‘Cannot be trusted’39%
Los Angeles Times78%By Emily St. Martin22%7/23/2026, 11:10:58 PM
The Tate brothers’ arrest is a warning for politicians courting the manosphere88%
MS NOW95%By Lyz Lenz0%7/22/2026, 11:02:55 PM
BBC Demands More Records on Jack Smith’s January 6 Report60%
The New Republic72%By Malcolm Ferguson68%7/22/2026, 9:18:53 PM
Cher Must Pay Own $1 Million Legal Tab Over Royalties Battle With Sonny Bono’s Widow14%
Rolling Stone40%By Charisma Madarang48%7/21/2026, 11:27:43 PM
Andrew Tate sold men a fantasy. Reality is finally catching up with him64%
Salon76%By CK Smith42%7/19/2026, 6:05:29 PM
Jesus' brother's bones? The hotly disputed treasure that shocked Jase Robertson42%
The Blaze79%By BlazeTV Staff87%7/19/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Assault, Misogyny, Verbal Threats: Records Detail New Allegations Against Rep. Max Miller33%
Mother Jones51%By Abby Vesoulis23%7/18/2026, 1:37:25 PM
Todd Blanche Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban49%
Mother Jones51%By Garnet Henderson62% Susan Rinkunas55%7/16/2026, 8:11:47 PM