Topic summary
74%45 analyzed articles/videos35,411 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Terrorism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 16,966 hits. Analysis detected 149,664 faulty-reasoning hits from 138,653 analyzed words across 45 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 25% (11,945 of 15,755 topics). This Terrorism is better (less manipulative) than 75.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.2% percentile
2.0% BS Score45 analyzed articles138.7K 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 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.2%12.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, 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
Trump Admin Seeks To Utilize 'Alien Terrorist Removal Court' That Hasn't Been Active Since It Was Created In 199678%
92 Q86%By Zack Linly78%7/23/2026, 9:16:13 PM
The Latest: Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries5%
AP News52%By The Associated Press64%7/23/2026, 8:32:50 AM
Thirty Years Later, FBI Record Exposes a Missing Piece of the TWA Flight 800 Investigation17%
RedState91%By Ben Smith58%7/23/2026, 8:30:37 AM
A Bunch of Democrats Joined a Livestream Where the DSA Attacked America and Praised Terrorists96%
townhall.com85%By Amy Curtis90%7/23/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Secret Service warns of record threat level ahead of White House Correspondents’ Association dinner redo84%
Washington Examiner73%By Emily Hallas49%7/23/2026, 12:47:39 AM
Embarrassment as Second Major Journalism Group Secretly Removes Terrorist Names From List of Slain ‘Journalists’ in Gaza: Group’s Woes Mirror Those of CPJ80%
The Washington Free Beacon88%By Adam Kredo92%7/21/2026, 11:05:57 PM
Trump says US-Lebanon flights can resume, pledges help for that country after meeting its president14%
WSVN54%By Kevin Boulandier0%7/21/2026, 9:29:31 PM
Justice Department Activates Dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court For First Time50%
HNGN - Headlines & Global News60%By Sarah Lee52%7/21/2026, 7:58:04 PM
Ex-soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York federal building, FBI says16%
The Boston Globe27%By MICHAEL R. SISAK15% JAMIE STENGLE13%7/20/2026, 11:38:14 PM