Topic summary
37%14 analyzed articles/videos4,487 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Celebrity Deaths results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 1,948 hits. Analysis detected 13,456 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,126 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 14% (19,284 of 22,419 topics). This Celebrity Deaths is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.0% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles23.1K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…4%
Today in History: August 5, Marilyn Monroe found dead at her home1%
East Bay Times31%By Associated Press74%8/5/2026, 1:00:19 AM
The Battle for Michigan—and the Democratic Party. Plus. . .24%
The Free Press82%By The Free Press39%8/3/2026, 3:02:44 AM
Vincent Pastore Tributes: ‘The Sopranos’ Alums Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Michael Imperioli & More Remember “Kind-Hearted Brother”14%
Yahoo Entertainment57%By Glenn Garner35%8/1/2026, 7:23:53 PM
Vincent Pastore, best known for his role in "The Sopranos," dies at 8010%
CBS News37%By Kierra Frazier35%8/1/2026, 5:50:20 PM
Sam Neill's Cause of Death Revealed62%
Rolling Stone40%By Charisma Madarang54%7/15/2026, 8:02:11 PM
Scott Bryce Dead: 'As The World Turns' & 'Popular' Actor Was 688%
Deadline48%By Erik Pedersen9%7/14/2026, 5:21:57 PM
Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Back. Plus. . .41%
The Free Press82%By The Free Press39%7/14/2026, 3:01:54 AM
'Party Rock Anthem' singer Lauren Bennett has died13%
New York Daily News87%By Brian Niemietz0%7/6/2026, 6:11:14 PM
Trump Mourns Village People Singer While Taking Credit for Making ‘YMCA’ a Hit Again45%
Mediaite82%By David Gilmour75%7/1/2026, 5:36:52 AM
James Handy stabbing latest: Eerie 911 call revealed after son of Top Gun star’s girlfriend arrested51%
The Independent82%By Joe Sommerlad95% Katie Hawkinson70%6/5/2026, 3:01:00 AM