Topic summary
81%14 analyzed articles/videos8,334 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criminal Investigation results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 3,504 hits. Analysis detected 29,791 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,213 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (17,824 of 24,547 topics). This Criminal Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 72.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510027.4% percentile
1.7% BS Score14 analyzed articles35.2K 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 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Linguistic Evidence in the Nancy Guthrie Case4%
Psychology Today59%By Natalie Schilling Ph.D.0%8/9/2026, 6:02:23 AM
Disturbing Notebook Prompts Call for Detention of Church Arson Suspect31%
Brownstoner38%By amNY37%8/7/2026, 9:00:09 AM
James Fishback's running mate is under criminal investigation31%
Miami New Times58%By Alex DeLuca59%8/5/2026, 9:18:13 AM
Nancy Guthrie ransom notes were written by two different people, expert claims — and what this could mean78%
New York Post94%By Chris Bradford84%8/3/2026, 5:06:54 AM
Skeletal remains discovered in abandoned building near Happy Jack Road; LCSO investigating12%
Oil City News13%By Garrett Grochowski32%7/24/2026, 5:41:07 AM
Remember When Eureka Police Put Out a Warning About Someone Stalking High School Girls on Snapchat? They Just Made an Arrest in Connection With That Case17%
Lost Coast Outpost22%By LoCO Staff23%7/24/2026, 1:40:03 AM
D4vd’s DNA Allegedly Found on Trash Bag Linked to Teen Victim’s Blood16%
Rolling Stone35%By Nancy Dillon9%7/23/2026, 5:49:47 PM
Witness to shooting in downtown Casper told police she ‘felt rounds pass near her head’15%
Oil City News13%By Greg Hirst6%7/22/2026, 4:25:48 PM
Sheriff's Office: Suspect in McKinleyville Shooting Tracked Down Thanks to Court-Ordered GPS Ankle Monitor That He Was Wearing At The Time4%
Lost Coast Outpost22%By LoCO Staff23%7/21/2026, 8:39:56 AM
Harris County DA seeks U Visas for 3 witnesses in Houston fatal ICE shooting33%
Houston Chronicle32%By Sondra Hernandez18%7/15/2026, 5:15:16 AM