Topic summary
⁠6%1 analyzed article/video329 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Homicide Cold Case Unit results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Anchoring Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Recency Bias, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 66 hits. Analysis detected 414 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,316 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (12,240 of 24,545 topics). This Homicide Cold Case Unit is worse (more manipulative) than 50.10% of the peer group.
Homicide Cold Case Unit
Topic details
Total words: 1,316
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510050.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.0%5.0%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 3.1%3.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos