Topic summary
69%1 analyzed article/video82 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gilgo Beach Killings results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 36% saturation with 118 hits. Analysis detected 520 faulty-reasoning hits from 328 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.6% and a BS Rank of 99% (329 of 23,711 topics). This Gilgo Beach Killings is worse (more manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

99% percentile
025507510098.6% percentile
17.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles328 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 36.0%36.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 27.4%27.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 22.6%22.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.7%17.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.7%17.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 17.7%17.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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%Confirmation Bias: Topic 36.0%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 27.4%, sitewide 3.3%Framing Effect: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 22.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos