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⁠8%1 analyzed article/video1,362 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Political Explanations For Crime results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 205 hits. Analysis detected 2,211 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,086 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (15,234 of 16,562 topics). This Political Explanations For Crime is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group.

Political Explanations For Crime

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Total words: 4,086

Article count: 1

Authors

Jacob Sullum

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The homicide rate has dropped to historic lows. No one really knows why.⁠^12%

Reason.com⁠^41%By Jacob Sullum⁠^20%7/23/2026, 4:30:47 AM