Topic summary
⁠93%27 analyzed articles/videos24,268 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Accountability results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 12,213 hits. Analysis detected 98,138 faulty-reasoning hits from 113,520 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (18,310 of 24,569 topics). This Accountability is better (less manipulative) than 74.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510025.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score27 analyzed articles113.5K 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Marimar Martinez, others file police reports against Midway Blitz agents in new push for accountability⁠17%
WBEZ Chicago⁠28%By Sophie Sherry⁠26%8/10/2026, 2:09:56 PM
Two Criminal Referrals Test the Weaponization of the DOJ⁠81%
WhoWhatWhy⁠88%By Klaus Marre⁠97%8/9/2026, 5:13:25 AM
Lack of state oversight involving opioid settlement funds⁠13%
Investigative Post⁠47%By Adam Smith-Perez⁠48%8/7/2026, 3:00:12 AM
The U.S. needs a 9/11 Commission-style independent body to investigate Covid response⁠15%
STAT⁠62%By Ronald Nahass⁠0%8/6/2026, 6:38:24 AM
Sharp exchanges mark City Hall hearing on Philadelphia Pride police response⁠41%
The Philadelphia Tribune⁠46%By Stacy M. Brown⁠55%8/5/2026, 3:33:00 PM
AG releases video of struggle preceding inmate’s death⁠14%
Investigative Post⁠47%By Geoff Kelly⁠30%8/5/2026, 10:40:06 AM
After More Than 20 Years in Prison, Georgia Man Wins New Trial in "Shaken Baby" Case⁠4%
The Appeal⁠45%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg⁠33%8/4/2026, 7:34:41 AM
Leadership vacuum: Agencies in New York and beyond pass the buck on opioid cash oversight⁠42%
San Diego Union-Tribune⁠40%By Tribune News Service⁠42%7/31/2026, 4:30:43 AM
After concerning audit, Nashville mulls more oversight of opioid settlement funds⁠15%
WPLN News⁠34%By Catherine Sweeney⁠23%7/23/2026, 1:47:47 PM
ICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrest⁠49%
The Intercept⁠86%By Karl Loftus⁠44%7/21/2026, 7:05:04 AM