Keyword summary
73%16 analyzed articles/videos7,738 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Shootings results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.2% saturation with 5,631 hits. Analysis detected 37,282 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,994 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 25% (26,206 of 34,832 keywords). This Mass Shootings is better (less manipulative) than 75.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

25% percentile
025507510024.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score16 analyzed articles37K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 9.5%9.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 6.0%6.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 15.2%15.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 4.3%4.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Keyword 1.6%1.6%

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%Framing Effect: Keyword 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 15.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 5.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Minneapolis police investigating two weekend mass shootings59%
MinnPost27%By MinnPost staff29%7/20/2026, 11:57:40 AM
'Targeted shooting' in Illinois kills 5 family members59%
Fox News88%By Landon Mion77%7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM
After Tragedy, a Network of Universities Takes on Healing Together13%
The Nation78%By Cate Latimer0%7/6/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Brickbat: Not Playing88%
Reason.com38%By Charles Oliver0%7/3/2026, 8:00:54 AM
Deceased gunman identified after shooting in Midland, Texas, leaves 1 dead, 10 wounded12%
Fox News88%By Robert McGreevy0% Alexandra Koch0%6/12/2026, 4:03:32 PM
At least a dozen shot near festival in Ohio; manhunt for suspects underway22%
Fox News88%By Michael Sinkewicz42%6/7/2026, 12:16:13 AM
Police hunt for suspects after 12 people shot at family-friendly summer festival in Ohio35%
New York Post89%By Sonya Gugliara0%6/6/2026, 11:47:10 PM
Man who warned coworkers 'no one's going home today' gets prison term in fatal shooting4%
Fox News88%By Greg Wehner0%5/31/2026, 10:16:44 PM
San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history — including ties to 9/11 hijackers78%
California Post89%By Doree Lewak0%5/18/2026, 10:15:48 PM
Cole Allen charged in Trump assassination attempt in first court appearance after WHCA Dinner shooting22%
Fox News88%By Julia Bonavita0% David Spunt0% Ashley Papa0%4/27/2026, 6:48:20 PM