Topic summary
66%40 analyzed articles/videos30,832 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Police Misconduct results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 16,686 hits. Analysis detected 123,304 faulty-reasoning hits from 145,779 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (13,922 of 15,447 topics). This Police Misconduct is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score40 analyzed articles145.8K 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 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.4%11.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Medical examiner lists acute drug intoxication in all 3 NYPD booking deaths this year21%
Gothamist76%By Charles Lane36%7/23/2026, 12:01:00 PM
A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning18%
KFF Health News22%By Cara Anthony20%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Stoughton police chief who ordered Birchmore probe says town manager is trying to oust her without cause32%
BostonGlobe.com26%By Laura Crimaldi0%7/23/2026, 12:41:24 AM
Mansfield police car stop controversy emerges alongside broad federal drug trafficking indictment12%
Richland Source67%By Carl Hunnell53%7/22/2026, 3:23:49 PM
Will Costa Mesa Ditch License Plate Surveillance Cameras After Cop Stalking Scandal?50%
Voice of OC77%By Angelina Hicks52%7/21/2026, 12:58:00 PM
DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him55%
Ars Technica21%By Nate Anderson39%7/20/2026, 10:15:51 PM
Officials, Neighbors Question If City Policies Aimed At Protecting Immigrants Are Being Followed27%
Block Club Chicago12%By Francia Garcia Hernandez58%7/20/2026, 7:21:59 PM
Overdose or homicide? LAPD detective claims he was ordered not to investigate girl's death75%
Los Angeles Times79%By Libor Jany61%7/18/2026, 10:00:00 AM
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say16%
Boston.com18%By JACK BROOK52% MICHAEL R. SISAK16% AMANDA SWINHART16% CLAIRE GALOFARO16% Associated Press60%7/16/2026, 11:46:32 PM
ICE Agent Who Killed Maine Man Tried to Get His Ex-Wife to Lie for Him68%
The New Republic71%By Hafiz Rashid69%7/16/2026, 7:57:50 PM