Topic summary
36%8 analyzed articles/videos14,826 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alabama results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 3,353 hits. Analysis detected 22,407 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,803 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (23,680 of 24,543 topics). This Alabama is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles49.8K 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 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

ICE Detains Teen After Speeding Stop—Now His Green Card Process Is In Limbo18%
Newsweek61%By Joshua Rhett Miller61% Amanda Castro57%8/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Public Hearing Set for Hotel and Condos Project in Redmont Park3%
BirminghamWatch10%By Virginia Martin33%7/21/2026, 5:50:22 PM
Framing…13%Negativ…42%Halo Ef…26%
South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats27%
The Washington Post97%By Patrick Marley0%5/26/2026, 7:17:50 AM
2026 primary election live updates: 6 states hold key midterm contests23%
FOX News94%By Paul Steinhauser66% Charles Creitz0% Alex Miller58% Alec Schemmel0% Kiera McDonald0% Hannah Brennan0% Greg Wehner81% Bonny Chu78% Leo Briceno50% Michael Sinkewicz65% Alex Nitzberg87%5/19/2026, 6:01:26 PM
Devastated parents of Alabama woman, 22, lay bare agony in wrongful death lawsuit after she was shot dead by boyfriend's dad11%
Daily Mail79%By Greg Woodfield0% Nic White0%5/18/2026, 10:26:32 PM
Married nurse, 27, who'd recently given birth to second child executed by stranger in parking lot as she finished long hospital shift75%
Daily Mail Online79%By Will Potter86%5/15/2026, 5:20:52 AM
Stay inside advisories issued across three US states as heart attack-causing toxins fill the air69%
Daily Mail79%By Stacy Liberatore75%4/22/2026, 5:03:37 AM
Nate Oats Is A Glorified P.E. Teacher Making Enough Money, So North Carolina Would Be Wasting Its Time73%
OutKick98%By Trey Wallace0%3/26/2026, 3:00:47 PM