Topic summary
17%20 analyzed articles/videos4,775 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Traffic Accidents results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 1,333 hits. Analysis detected 9,959 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,068 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (21,480 of 22,501 topics). This Traffic Accidents is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score20 analyzed articles23.1K 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 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

2 Queens residents killed in I-95 crash in Westchester County1%
The Journal News3%By Victoria E. Freile2%8/5/2026, 4:27:22 AM
Confirm…3%Framing…7%Composi…4%Biased …20%
Wednesday’s Headlines: Poorly Contextualized Data Alert Edition5%
Streetsblog NYC72%By David Meyer55%8/4/2026, 9:01:00 PM
Woman dies in 3-vehicle crash in Las Vegas1%
Las Vegas Sun64%By Las Vegas Sun Staff34%8/4/2026, 3:16:00 AM
Negativ…9%Biased …9%Attempt…7%
Mother, Young Daughter in Hospital After SUV Jumps Curb in Bedford-Stuyvesant2%
BKReader60%By BK Reader Staff45%8/4/2026, 1:22:30 AM
Lakeland I-4 crash: Two critically injured, westbound lanes closed8%
FOX 13 News22%By Katelyn Massarelli10%8/3/2026, 2:51:48 PM
Motorcyclist hospitalized after collision with semi on Edens Expressway in Skokie1%
Chicago Sun-Times50%By Sun-Times Wire7%8/3/2026, 6:07:13 AM
Atlanta 6-year-old wakes from coma after being hit by car44%
fox5atlanta.com17%8/2/2026, 5:44:46 PM
Appeal …16%Attempt…4%
64-year-old bicyclist killed in Milwaukee hit-and-run2%
Journal Sentinel7%By Adrienne Davis6%7/31/2026, 12:50:47 PM
Springfield police identify driver of sedan in hit and run7%
The Register-Guard10%By Alan Torres5%7/29/2026, 3:02:39 PM
16-year-old killed in midnight crash outside Sheridan on Friday7%
oilcity.news13%By Garrett Grochowski31%7/29/2026, 8:57:27 AM