NBC Newsā 99%
2Ā childrenĀ amongĀ 5Ā peopleĀ killedĀ inĀ busĀ crashĀ onĀ I-95Ā inĀ VirginiaĀ ā 88%
5/30/2026, 5:01:56 AM
BS Summary: This video contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 67.6% saturation with 75 hits. Analysis detected 581 faulty-reasoning hits from 111 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 81.5% and a BS Rank of ā 88% (2,088 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 87.60% of the video peer group.
FiveĀ peopleĀ areĀ deadĀ andĀ dozensĀ moreĀ hospitalizedĀ afterĀ aĀ busĀ crashĀ inĀ Virginia.Ā
>>Ā MultipleĀ peopleĀ jumpingĀ outĀ ofĀ windows,Ā multipleĀ [clearsĀ throat]Ā vehiclesĀ onĀ fire.Ā
>>Ā NewĀ videoĀ showsĀ theĀ harrowingĀ momentĀ passengersĀ escapeĀ theĀ wreckageĀ asĀ firstĀ respondersĀ desperatelyĀ tryingĀ toĀ helpĀ thoseĀ stillĀ insideĀ theĀ bus.Ā
AccordingĀ toĀ stateĀ police,Ā theĀ massĀ casualtyĀ crashĀ happenedĀ atĀ 2:35Ā thisĀ morningĀ upĀ I-95Ā nearĀ QuanticoĀ afterĀ theĀ busĀ failedĀ toĀ slowĀ downĀ withĀ theĀ restĀ ofĀ theĀ trafficĀ approachingĀ aĀ workĀ zone,Ā slammingĀ intoĀ sixĀ vehicles.Ā
AĀ 13-year-oldĀ girlĀ andĀ aĀ 7-year-oldĀ boyĀ amongĀ thoseĀ killed.Ā
Confirmation Bias
34.2%Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
34.2%Anchoring Bias
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34.2%PublicationNBC News
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Availability Heuristic
53.2%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
46.8%Overconfidence Bias
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46.8%PublicationNBC News
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Framing Effect
54.1%Framing Effect
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54.1%PublicationNBC News
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
11.7%Pessimism Bias
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11.7%PublicationNBC News
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Negativity Bias
65.8%Negativity Bias
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65.8%PublicationNBC News
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
11.7%Primacy Effect
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11.7%PublicationNBC News
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
67.6%Appeal to Authority
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67.6%PublicationNBC News
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
11.7%Bandwagon
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11.7%PublicationNBC News
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Appeal to Emotion
65.8%Appeal to Emotion
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65.8%PublicationNBC News
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
34.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
11.7%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gamblerās Fallacy
0%Gamblerās Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
20.7%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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111 words analyzed.
Analysis
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