Topic summary
36%10 analyzed articles/videos16,911 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Wrongful Convictions results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 3,549 hits. Analysis detected 34,032 faulty-reasoning hits from 70,436 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (21,059 of 21,653 topics). This Wrongful Convictions is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.7% percentile
0.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles70.4K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, 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
After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free, or keep fighting to clear his name7%
WBEZ29%By Chip Mitchell7%7/31/2026, 3:35:00 AM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred19%
The Appeal34%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg34%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred27%
The Appeal34%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg34%7/22/2026, 4:00:00 AM
How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author24%
ProPublica52%By Joaquin Sapien15%7/17/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Veto of Louisiana bill leaves exonerees facing payment caps7%
The Lens49%By Bernard Smith16%7/13/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row14%
The Intercept85%By Liliana Segura60% Jordan Smith34%5/30/2026, 3:18:00 AM
False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Wants to Kill Him Anyway.63%
The Intercept85%By Liliana Segura60%5/20/2026, 11:11:24 AM
“It’s Overwhelming But It’s Amazing”: Richard Glossip Released From Jail After Three Decades59%
The Intercept85%By Liliana Segura60% Jordan Smith34%5/14/2026, 9:22:46 AM
Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys Say19%
The Appeal34%By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg34%4/29/2026, 10:37:42 AM