Topic summary
47%35 analyzed articles/videos27,409 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Child Welfare results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 10,534 hits. Analysis detected 70,434 faulty-reasoning hits from 124,253 analyzed words across 35 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (23,095 of 24,545 topics). This Child Welfare is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.9% percentile
1.1% BS Score35 analyzed articles124.3K 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 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

At least 2 near-drownings at Salem's Kroc Center leave parents fuming20%
Statesman Journal7%By Katie Livermore13%8/8/2026, 9:01:08 AM
More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California could lose legal aid15%
Mission Local40%By Clara-Sophia Daly45%8/8/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Doc who treated Lindsay Clancy before children's deaths said there was no signs of imminent danger8%
Yahoo News58%By Jamie Frevele7%8/7/2026, 3:13:05 PM
With one in six Philadelphia children at risk, local groups expand hunger relief efforts3%
The Philadelphia Tribune46%By Sherry Stone10%8/7/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Judge orders Trump administration to pay $765,000 owed to Estrella del Paso10%
El Paso Matters8%By Cindy Ramirez18%8/6/2026, 6:17:23 PM
Trump Moves to Slash Crucial Education Program for Kids78%
The New Republic74%By Edith Olmsted92%8/6/2026, 9:11:25 AM
HISD forced to cut universal free lunch at 33 schools after Trump's sweeping SNAP changes45%
Houston Chronicle32%By Claire Partain53%8/6/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Migrant kids, facing deportation, take on the US government alone in immigration court15%
Gothamist87%By Arya Sundaram91%8/5/2026, 2:23:18 PM
Police Footage Shows Rep. Max Miller Downplaying His Daughter’s Broken Collarbone70%
Mother Jones69%By Abby Vesoulis50%8/5/2026, 1:44:34 PM
Tragic life of single mom now charged with hot car murder of her baby is revealed, as her attorney pleads for mercy55%
Daily Mail Online89%By Kelly Garino65%8/5/2026, 8:30:34 AM