Topic summary
37%15 analyzed articles/videos9,517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Capital Punishment results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 5,372 hits. Analysis detected 25,814 faulty-reasoning hits from 52,537 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (23,349 of 24,545 topics). This Capital Punishment is better (less manipulative) than 95.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.9% percentile
1.0% BS Score15 analyzed articles52.5K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.2%10.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Calls Grow For Gov. Gavin Newsom To Commute Death Sentences In California42%
ScheerPost70%By ScheerPost66%8/9/2026, 5:41:16 AM
Brother of Iranian kickboxer sentenced to death begs Trump to broker last-second deal: ‘Save his life’76%
New York Post94%By David Spector95%8/8/2026, 5:15:00 AM
Florida is executing prisoners at a rapid clip. How did we get here?9%
Tampa Bay Times20%By Alexa Coultoff16%8/6/2026, 11:40:23 AM
Amid mounting calls for a death penalty moratorium, Tennessee’s governor says executions will continue15%
WPLN34%By Catherine Sweeney22%8/5/2026, 2:06:22 PM
A second Tennessean on death row is suing over religious rights24%
WPLN34%By Marianna Bacallao35%8/5/2026, 8:32:13 AM
Family of Gandy Blvd. murder victim pleaded with Gov. DeSantis to sign death warrant38%
FOX 13 News20%7/31/2026, 2:40:38 PM
Doctors shouldn’t serve as executioners, Tennessee physicians say17%
WPLN News34%By Catherine Sweeney22%7/28/2026, 7:07:19 PM
Florida executions of ex-cop, Pasco man could be botched, lawsuit says21%
Tampa Bay Times20%By Dan Sullivan28%7/24/2026, 11:55:05 AM
Man accused of killing girlfriend after stabbing her 65 times; State Attorney’s Office seeks death penalty46%
FOX 13 News20%7/20/2026, 3:13:19 PM
Complaint accuses doctor involved in failed Tennessee execution of violating ethics46%
WPLN News34%By Tony Gonzalez31%7/19/2026, 2:15:01 AM