Topic summary
26%13 analyzed articles/videos14,344 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Forensic Science results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 3,336 hits. Analysis detected 29,631 faulty-reasoning hits from 59,168 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (21,494 of 22,259 topics). This Forensic Science is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.4% percentile
1.0% BS Score13 analyzed articles59.2K 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 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years1%
Live Science23%By Victoria Atkinson0%8/4/2026, 10:00:43 AM
DNA fight grows as civil suit advances in Alex Murdaugh retrial9%
The Greenville News5%By Michael M. DeWitt8% Jr.52%8/3/2026, 2:02:48 AM
D4vd’s DNA Allegedly Found on Trash Bag Linked to Teen Victim’s Blood13%
Rolling Stone44%By Nancy Dillon27%7/23/2026, 5:49:47 PM
D4vd's garage had signs of blood where girl's body was likely cut up, expert testifies36%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% James Queally87%7/22/2026, 4:55:25 PM
'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary7%
Live Science23%By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry32%7/22/2026, 4:17:50 PM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred40%
The Appeal41%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg34%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred28%
The Appeal41%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg34%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Jesus' brother's bones? The hotly disputed treasure that shocked Jase Robertson32%
The Blaze86%By BlazeTV Staff93%7/19/2026, 11:00:00 AM
A 1989 Eugene murder conviction relied on junk science. Now the man wrongfully convicted has been released10%
OPB18%By Conrad Wilson10%7/18/2026, 12:42:24 PM
A Princess Mummy Sparked a Custody War Between Three Countries. Then the Autopsy Results Came Back.35%
Popular Mechanics49%By Tim Newcomb39%7/16/2026, 5:00:05 AM