Topic summary
35%100 analyzed articles/videos39,416 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legal Proceedings results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 22,265 hits. Analysis detected 161,354 faulty-reasoning hits from 217,728 analyzed words across 100 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,029 of 15,847 topics). This Legal Proceedings is better (less manipulative) than 94.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.2% percentile
1.4% BS Score100 analyzed articles217.7K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Optimis…1%Negativ…11%Slipper…2%Ambigui…1%
First NYPD officer charged under George Floyd-inspired chokehold law set to stand trial4%
Gothamist76%By Samantha Max68%7/24/2026, 12:30:58 PM
Negativ…30%
Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over an altercation at a London nightclub2%
ABC News20%By The Associated Press63%7/24/2026, 11:58:42 AM
Liz Murrill says she’s lost trust with New Orleans officials after indictment: ‘They fed it’36%
nola.com7%By John Simerman0% James Finn0% Matt Bruce36%7/24/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI reassigned to new judge5%
9to5Mac59%By Marcus Mendes29%7/24/2026, 12:33:42 AM
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters27%
MS NOW95%By Lisa Rubin40%7/23/2026, 8:57:56 PM
Jury seated for Lindsay Clancy murder trial; opening statements set for Monday13%
BostonGlobe.com27%By Shelley Murphy36%7/23/2026, 4:02:04 PM
Jordan Calls on DOJ to Investigate Special Counsel Smith for Perjury50%
WhoWhatWhy84%By Klaus Marre0%7/23/2026, 11:26:13 AM
BBC Seeks Access to January 6 Documents to Defend Against Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit21%
Mediaite71%By Sarah Rumpf42%7/23/2026, 1:01:30 AM
Paramount Seeks Three-Day Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger14%
Deadline25%By Ted Johnson13%7/22/2026, 11:48:30 PM
Passengers in ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parked24%
ABC News20%By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press0%7/22/2026, 11:03:42 PM