Topic summary
56%11 analyzed articles/videos4,266 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Animal Cruelty results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 3,052 hits. Analysis detected 19,160 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,922 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (19,058 of 23,727 topics). This Animal Cruelty is better (less manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.7% percentile
1.5% BS Score11 analyzed articles25.9K 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 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.8%11.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Negativ…4%
Yorktown Heights community creates memorial for killed dog; rally set1%
Rockland/Westchester Journal News3%By Leia Green4%8/7/2026, 12:19:15 PM
Orange County leaders explore options to prevent another Sloth World tragedy4%
Orlando Weekly31%By McKenna Schueler17%8/7/2026, 10:37:06 AM
'Backyard rodeos' spark steer safety concerns5%
Chicago Sun-Times49%By Matt Moore73%8/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM
251 dogs found at unlicensed L.A. County kennel run by 'Exorcist' actor Linda Blair36%
Los Angeles Times88%By Karen Garcia78%8/5/2026, 1:45:41 PM
Former Monroe County animal control officer faces 9 cruelty counts14%
FOX 5 Atlanta14%By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team10%8/3/2026, 5:35:10 PM
Woman allegedly called 911 to report abandoned injured dog — after her story unraveled, police found 'house of horrors'44%
The Blaze86%By Carlos Garcia77%7/25/2026, 2:30:00 AM
'No baby bunnies left.' Weed enforcement killed rabbits, residents say32%
The Enquirer7%By Mia Hilkowitz33%7/22/2026, 9:30:24 PM
A tortured kitten, a rooftop chase, and a drone: The case SF’s DA can’t keep behind bars9%
The San Francisco Standard57%By George Kelly34%7/17/2026, 2:01:56 PM
Sacramento County Seeks Dogs Sent to Rescue Under Investigation for Animal Abuse47%
KQED78%By Sukey Lewis0%6/29/2026, 4:25:57 PM
Horrific bodycam video reveals moment beloved dog is shot 4 times by LAPD officer48%
California Post94%By Ben Chapman75%6/19/2026, 2:20:26 PM