Topic summary
66%16 analyzed articles/videos16,854 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Death Penalty results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 7,664 hits. Analysis detected 58,702 faulty-reasoning hits from 80,389 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 14% (18,623 of 21,658 topics). This Death Penalty is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.0% percentile
1.4% BS Score16 analyzed articles80.4K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.5%9.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

A Serial Liar Likely Sent an Innocent Man to Florida's Death Row. Why Is He Still There?65%
Reason.com62%By Billy Binion64%7/31/2026, 12:15:05 PM
Florida executions of ex-cop, Pasco man could be botched, lawsuit says18%
Tampa Bay Times22%By Dan Sullivan26%7/24/2026, 11:55:05 AM
Lee Gilley’s extradition held up as Italian court questions whether death penalty is in play, attorney says2%
Houston Public Media21%By Kyle McClenagan17%7/21/2026, 2:35:59 PM
Dems’ Star Witness For AG Hearing Pushed Clemency For ‘Rapists, Child Molesters, And Murderers’67%
The Federalist94%By M.D. Kittle83%7/15/2026, 4:43:33 AM
Trump Has Already Launched More Death Penalty Prosecutions Than in His Entire First Term42%
The Intercept85%By Liliana Segura60%7/1/2026, 7:09:17 AM
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty44%
ProPublica52%By Pamela Colloff0%6/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression.71%
The Intercept85%By Jeremy Busby89%6/13/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect to plead guilty after death penalty is dropped23%
The Independent81%By Paul Farrell0%6/11/2026, 2:37:53 AM
Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row14%
The Intercept85%By Liliana Segura60% Jordan Smith34%5/30/2026, 3:18:00 AM
Clarence Thomas’ latest death penalty dissent makes for chilling reading46%
MS NOW97%By Austin Sarat0%5/22/2026, 11:29:54 AM