Topic summary
59%13 analyzed articles/videos9,125 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Children results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 3,110 hits. Analysis detected 30,725 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,722 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 21% (18,880 of 23,761 topics). This Children is better (less manipulative) than 79.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score13 analyzed articles42.7K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children3%
Yahoo News58%By JENNIFER PELTZ25%8/7/2026, 11:34:23 AM
‘I can live without fear for the first time’: Inside the camp in Italy helping Ukraine’s traumatised children58%
The Independent67%By Alex Croft88%8/2/2026, 6:14:00 AM
10-year-old girl's body found in Passaic River, after 3 kids were swept into waters37%
Gothamist87%By Brittany Kriegstein78%8/1/2026, 5:38:44 AM
England launches free bus travel for children to ease summer holiday costs58%
The Independent82%By Neil Lancefield73%7/31/2026, 6:01:13 PM
A Beaufort-based nonprofit helps parents of children with autism spectrum disorder find help37%
Post and Courier23%By Ruth Roberts Special to The Post55% Courier30%7/24/2026, 2:00:00 AM
‘He’s 5 and 57 at the Same Time’: Young Boy’s Confident Walk by the Pool Has the Internet Obsessed61%
The Daily Dot70%By Jennifer67%7/22/2026, 4:28:00 PM
One dead, multiple injured in fiery crash on Interstate 495 in Andover14%
BostonGlobe.com47%By Bryan Hecht41%7/16/2026, 5:29:18 AM
Pete Buttigieg says he was separated from children after false police report45%
The Independent82%By Joey Cappelletti59%6/26/2026, 4:12:43 PM
The social media ban for under-16s means it’s out of my hands – what a relief84%
The Independent82%By Charlotte Cripps0%6/15/2026, 7:39:08 AM
Brad Pitt’s family divide deepens as another daughter files to drop his last name33%
The Independent82%By Carsen Holaday0%6/10/2026, 10:58:24 AM