Topic summary
47%23 analyzed articles/videos12,105 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Arson results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 3,015 hits. Analysis detected 23,020 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,428 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (22,460 of 23,518 topics). This Arson is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score23 analyzed articles49.4K 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 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Man accused of setting fire to Northeast Philly mosque to face federal charges3%
PhillyVoice42%By Kristin Hunt24%8/7/2026, 9:55:26 AM
Man charged with setting devastating Spokane fire to be evaluated for competency to stand trial2%
OPB16%By Casey Frizzell8% Adia White19% Paige Browning61%8/6/2026, 6:00:51 PM
Old Trails Fire suspect allegedly confessed to setting 25 fires; judge doubles bail to $2M39%
Fox News94%8/6/2026, 5:59:10 PM
Quote-f…5%
Court docs: Spokane arson suspect told police he set 25 fires over the past year1%
OPB16%By Casey Frizzell8%8/6/2026, 5:20:47 PM
Negativ…42%
Serial arson suspect in Spokane charged with igniting multiple fires4%
NBC News57%By NBC News63%8/6/2026, 4:05:58 PM
Palisades Fire Was Sparked By Anti-Capitalist Motivated By Hate of Rich, Prosecutors Say54%
Washington Free Beacon92%By Ira Stoll84%8/6/2026, 3:00:32 PM
Availab…9%Fundame…10%Attempt…12%
Reno woman arrested for allegedly starting small fire in California2%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/6/2026, 2:48:34 PM
Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks7%
Local 10 News36%By MARTHA BELLISLE10% Associated Press74%8/6/2026, 2:15:30 PM
Brooklyn Man Arrested in Arson That Burned Down Landmark South Bushwick Church25%
BKReader56%By BK Reader Staff44%8/6/2026, 2:28:46 AM
Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington15%
Reuters58%By David Ryder19% Matt McKnight19% Steve Gorman19%8/4/2026, 3:36:46 PM