Topic summary
60%190 analyzed articles/videos161,930 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criminal Justice results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 50,472 hits. Analysis detected 397,280 faulty-reasoning hits from 703,798 analyzed words across 190 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (23,232 of 24,545 topics). This Criminal Justice is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.3% percentile
1.0% BS Score190 analyzed articles703.8K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, 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 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Chicago cops arrest male on minor charges — then suspect gets in major trouble after courthouse security screening12%
The Blaze86%By Dave Urbanski43%8/8/2026, 5:00:00 AM
RI woman says Flock camera misidentified her, leading to arrest34%
The Providence Journal11%By Katie Mulvaney30%8/8/2026, 3:04:19 AM
After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom'36%
Reason.com60%By Mattha Busby59%8/8/2026, 3:00:55 AM
Man charged with beating 99-year-old Milwaukee woman headed for trial9%
Journal Sentinel5%By Chris Ramirez4%8/7/2026, 3:42:01 PM
Colin Gray, father of Apalachee shooter, wants a new trial | What we know7%
FOX 5 Atlanta11%8/7/2026, 9:57:27 AM
Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters54%
The Intercept85%By Sam Biddle92%8/7/2026, 4:17:00 AM
North Carolina Career Criminal Arrested Again for Randomly Assaulting Women74%
Townhall93%By Amy Curtis96%8/7/2026, 1:30:19 AM
Man charged with setting devastating Spokane fire to be evaluated for competency to stand trial2%
OPB14%By Casey Frizzell9% Adia White20% Paige Browning61%8/6/2026, 6:00:51 PM
Judge rejects straight probation agreement for Bar Nunn man who went 100 mph on bare rims during chase on Outer Drive11%
Oil City News13%By Greg Hirst6%8/6/2026, 4:04:50 PM
New trial order for Brockton mom who killed her two children17%
Boston Herald55%By Colleen Cronin12%8/6/2026, 3:44:05 PM