Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video82 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Playing Columbine results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Hasty Generalization, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 59.5% saturation with 195 hits. Analysis detected 891 faulty-reasoning hits from 328 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16% and a BS Rank of 98% (459 of 15,845 topics). This Playing Columbine is worse (more manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.
Playing Columbine
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Topic details
Total words: 328
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

97% percentile
025507510097.1% percentile
16.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles328 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 59.5%59.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 35.7%35.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 27.7%27.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 15.8%15.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 19.8%19.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 11.9%11.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.8%16.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.2%12.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.9%7.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 59.5%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 35.7%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 27.7%, sitewide 9.1%Framing Effect: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 19.8%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 7.9%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 5.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Brickbat: Not Playing88%
Reason.com40%By Charles Oliver0%7/3/2026, 8:00:54 AM