Topic summary
42%14 analyzed articles/videos9,386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fatal Shootings results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 4,953 hits. Analysis detected 33,915 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,415 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 19% (13,452 of 16,454 topics). This Fatal Shootings is better (less manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles37.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.7%3.7%

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: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Some Houston businesses close in boycott after fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado23%
Houston Chronicle16%By Ashley Soebroto10%7/24/2026, 5:46:17 PM
Anguish and disbelief at wake for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, killed by ICE in Houston56%
NBC News35%By Albinson Linares0%7/17/2026, 6:47:25 PM
Chicagoans Mourn Victims Of ICE Killings In Candlelight Vigil: ‘We’re Still Waiting For Justice’66%
Block Club Chicago15%By Francia Garcia Hernandez59%7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
ICE officer who fatally shot a man in Maine has a history of violence, ex-wife says93%
Here & Now9%By Vanessa Romo45% NPR63%7/17/2026, 12:08:13 PM
Wife of Colombian father killed by ICE in Maine says they had planned to grow old together91%
NBC News35%By Nicole Acevedo99%7/16/2026, 9:40:22 PM
“ICE is everywhere”: In Houston, fear and grief permeate Latino neighborhoods after fatal shooting15%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alejandro Santos Cid5%7/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Wild New Details Emerge on ICE Agent Involved in Fatal Maine Shooting70%
The New Republic72%By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling62%7/14/2026, 9:12:03 PM
ICE Temporarily Pauses Traffic Stops After Fatal Shootings in Texas, Maine58%
Truthout75%By Chris Walker51%7/14/2026, 8:46:34 PM
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings41%
El Paso Matters4%By Associated Press60%7/14/2026, 7:33:42 PM
ICE Reportedly Killed Maine Man in Second Fatal ICE Shooting in a Week62%
Truthout75%By Sharon Zhang79%7/13/2026, 9:09:38 PM