Topic summary
22%34 analyzed articles/videos12,521 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sentencing results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 8,912 hits. Analysis detected 58,123 faulty-reasoning hits from 83,352 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 5% (15,863 of 16,562 topics). This Sentencing is better (less manipulative) than 95.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751004.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score34 analyzed articles83.4K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.7%10.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Former anti-violence activist receives max sentence in 'revenge' murder58%
Denver Westword34%By Sage Kelley56%7/24/2026, 4:14:20 PM
Judge In Shiloh Hendrix Case Repeatedly Let Sex Offenders Walk Without Jailtime27%
The Federalist89%By Libby Bandelin42%7/24/2026, 12:54:54 PM
Former Pewaukee bus driver sentenced to 60 years for sex crimes14%
Journal Sentinel62%By Adrienne Davis71%7/24/2026, 12:38:35 PM
Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray pleads guilty11%
FOX 5 Atlanta45%7/24/2026, 3:36:31 AM
Milwaukee teen sentenced in strip mall shooting; parking lot was 'war zone'25%
Journal Sentinel62%By Chris Ramirez0%7/23/2026, 5:02:56 PM
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss34%
MinnPost17%By Ellen Schmidt45% Claudia Lauer45% Associated Press60%7/23/2026, 11:36:17 AM
Former Fortuna Councilmember Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzlement From Employer45%
Lost Coast Outpost66%By Sage Alexander33%7/23/2026, 4:29:19 AM
Two associates of Orange County Mexican Mafia found guilty of murder48%
Courthouse News19%By Edvard Pettersson32%7/22/2026, 7:12:44 PM
Sinaloa Cartel boss 'El Mayo' sentenced to life, ordered to pay $15B in drug trafficking profits45%
Fox News89%7/20/2026, 6:00:05 PM
Man sentenced to prison for causing fatal crash while driving home from bar38%
Las Vegas Review-Journal62%By Katelyn Newberg52%7/20/2026, 5:39:42 PM