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Suspect identified in downtown Tucson mass shooting 19%

7/21/2026, 5:04:21 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 5 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 29.2% saturation with 21 hits. Analysis detected 73 faulty-reasoning hits from 72 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 33.8% and a BS Rank of 19% (17,816 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 81.40% of the article peer group.

The Tucson Police Department has identified the suspect in a mass shooting that occurred in downtown Tucson on July 20, 2026. 
The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old John Doe. 
Doe is accused of opening fire at a crowded outdoor market, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. 
The motive behind the shooting is still under investigation. 
Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 12.5%KOLD: 3.5%Confirmation Bias12.5%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.9%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 29.2%KOLD: 7.7%Framing Effect29.2%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 1.0%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 23.6%KOLD: 13.1%Negativity Bias23.6%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Straw Man0.0%This article: 12.5%KOLD: 4.5%Appeal to Authority12.5%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 2.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 1.8%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 23.6%KOLD: 4.4%Biased Writer Voice23.6%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%KOLD: 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

72 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker29%attributed speech51writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageTucson Police Department • 21 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 17 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverage
100%flagged-word coverage
21 attributed words100% of attributed speech69% writer coverage
0%17.5%35.0%Biased Writer Voice-33.3 ptsWriter: 33.3%Tucson Police Department: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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