Topic summary
27%12 analyzed articles/videos1,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stabbing results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 2,620 hits. Analysis detected 17,224 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,600 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,019 of 15,755 topics). This Stabbing is better (less manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles24.6K 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 AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.7%10.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.3%9.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 10.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Man Stabs Two In New York City While Allegedly Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’19%
Mediaite70%By Kathryn Wilkens41%7/23/2026, 11:39:25 PM
Teen with dreams of making the NFL stabbed to death in SoCal as suspects still on the loose29%
California Post88%By Daniel Farr68%7/15/2026, 12:39:51 AM
Boy, 16, arrested for stabbing recent HS grad to death in Brooklyn park13%
New York Daily News76%By Rebecca White40% Roni Jacobson63%6/28/2026, 10:54:41 PM
Penn Station stabber pierced victim’s brain, causing traumatic injury: prosecutors18%
New York Daily News76%By Colin Mixson63%6/12/2026, 10:48:04 PM
What to know about the stabbing that set off fiery riots in Northern Ireland48%
AP News52%By BRIAN MELLEY0%6/11/2026, 5:57:42 AM
Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing25%
AP News52%By PETER MORRISON0% JILL LAWLESS0%6/10/2026, 8:16:20 AM
Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in Texas track meet stabbing2%
Fox News87%By Stepheny Price0% Julia Bonavita0%6/9/2026, 6:54:22 PM
Five stabbed at NYC Penn Station, with one seriously injured; suspect in custody77%
New York Daily News76%By Roni Jacobson63% Rocco Parascandola54% Julian Roberts-Grmela0%6/8/2026, 12:22:49 AM
Suspect in custody after 6 people injured in Penn Station stabbing14%
Gothamist77%By Catalina Gonella26% Phil Corso47%6/8/2026, 12:22:00 AM
Killer teen Karmelo Anthony shows NO emotion as court is played harrowing 911 call of Austin Metcalf's final moments, leaving athlete's family and friends in tears: Live updates56%
Daily Mail Online59%By Rachel Bowman31% Katrina Schollenberger0% Maryann Martinez60%6/5/2026, 12:58:25 PM