Topic summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos3,155 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The-Latest results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 1,349 hits. Analysis detected 10,226 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,443 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (11,626 of 16,562 topics). This The-Latest is better (less manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.4K 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 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.8%11.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.4%9.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Sausalito city manager reportedly found on someone’s yacht is arrested on suspicion of burglary61%
Los Angeles Times78%By Rong-Gong Lin II49%7/20/2026, 2:29:46 AM
Veteran actor James Handy fatally stabbed in Tarzana; girlfriend’s son is arrested2%
Los Angeles Times78%By Emily St. Martin22%6/5/2026, 12:56:35 AM
Cooling system at chemical tanks likely failed, forcing mass O.C. evacuations, fire officials say20%
Los Angeles Times78%By Hannah Fry49%5/26/2026, 9:03:37 PM
Tom Kane, ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ voice actor, dies at 645%
Los Angeles Times78%By Tracy Brown57%5/19/2026, 7:31:52 PM
What we know about the teens accused of attacking San Diego Islamic Center, killing 38%
Los Angeles Times78%By Richard Winton78% Hannah Fry49% Salvador Hernandez49% Clara Harter64%5/19/2026, 5:30:25 AM
Largest fire ever recorded on Santa Rosa Island endangers 'gem of California coast'15%
Los Angeles Times78%By Alex Wigglesworth0%5/18/2026, 10:22:57 PM
San Fernando Valley burglaries: Two more homes targeted amid LAPD patrol surge45%
Los Angeles Times78%By Tracy Brown57% Rong-Gong Lin II49%4/19/2026, 8:05:11 PM
New details emerge about the arrest of singer D4vd in the killing of teenage girl25%
Los Angeles Times78%By Richard Winton78% Clara Harter64%4/17/2026, 6:06:46 PM
State senator sues Sacramento, accuses police of fabricating evidence in ‘retaliatory’ DUI arrest56%
Los Angeles Times78%By Clara Harter64%4/7/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Speeders beware: 125 traffic cameras are coming to L.A., along with hefty fines. What you need to know1%
Los Angeles Times78%By Karen Garcia60%3/30/2026, 10:00:00 AM