Topic summary
39% 10 analyzed articles/videos 13,473 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Crime Statistics results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Confirmation Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 3,965 hits . Analysis detected 32,676 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,892 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,637 of 22,420 topics). This Crime Statistics is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group. Crime Statistics
Topic details
Total words: 53,892
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.0% percentile 1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles53.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.7% 3.7% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst