Topic summary
9%11 analyzed articles/videos2,450 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Traffic Accidents results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 1,000 hits. Analysis detected 8,699 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,954 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,587 of 16,559 topics). This Traffic Accidents is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score11 analyzed articles15K 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 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Woman, 2 Young Sons Injured In Crash After Lengthy Police Chase Now Out Of Hospital: Alderman3%
Block Club Chicago14%By Jim Lynch2%7/24/2026, 8:32:32 PM
19-year-old charged 6 months after deadly crash in Clermont County9%
The Enquirer38%By Mary LeBus5%7/24/2026, 8:01:18 PM
Pedestrian hit last month in southwest Las Vegas Valley dies from injuries12%
Las Vegas Review-Journal62%By Tony Garcia7%7/21/2026, 10:17:16 PM
Man in critical condition after S.F. cop strikes him with personal vehicle30%
Mission Local26%By Aaliyah Español-Rivas11%7/21/2026, 1:37:10 AM
Availab…7%Negativ…6%Attempt…8%
1 dead in head-on crash on I-70 near Utah border3%
The Denver Post13%By Nick Coltrain3%7/20/2026, 9:11:15 PM
Louisa Gag case: In cyclist crash, driver maneuvered around vehicle51%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Sean Cotter69% Madyline Swearing56%7/17/2026, 12:43:24 PM
Preliminary NTSB findings: Driver in fatal Tesla crash in Katy overrode self-driving mode17%
Houston Public Media12%By Kyle McClenagan8%7/15/2026, 9:46:26 PM
Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms27%
TechCrunch47%By Sean O'Kane21%7/15/2026, 8:22:52 PM
Tesla Slams Into Crowded Cafe, Killing One56%
Futurism88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/4/2026, 3:01:00 PM
Hard-working Queens woman on way home from hospital job fatally struck in crosswalk4%
New York Daily News76%By Nicholas Williams58% Leonard Greene72%6/22/2026, 9:00:49 AM