Baby girl found abandoned in stroller in bustling Times Square 21%
By Thomas Tracy44%
4/22/2026, 12:33:35 PM
Topics: Nyc Crime
BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Anchoring Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 21.6% saturation with 29 hits. Analysis detected 245 faulty-reasoning hits from 134 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 35.3% and a BS Rank of 21% (13,276 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the article peer group.
A baby girl in a stroller was found abandoned in the middle of bustling Times Square, police said Wednesday.
The infant, believed to be between 6 months and a year old, was found in her stroller near W. 44th St. and Broadway about 10 p.m.
Tuesday, cops said.
Concerned onlookers called 911.
The baby didn’t appear to be harmed and was taken to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital for an evaluation.
No one has come forward to claim the child.
Police are looking to question the baby’s father, who they believe frequents the Times Square area, ABC 7 New York reported.
Cops were scouring the area for surveillance footage to figure out just when the baby was left off at the corner and by who.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Framing Effect
21.6%Framing Effect
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Status Quo Bias
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Optimism Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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134 words analyzed.
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