Topic summary
48%15 analyzed articles/videos9,206 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gun Control results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 7,657 hits. Analysis detected 61,373 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,364 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (12,604 of 16,266 topics). This Gun Control is better (less manipulative) than 77.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510022.5% percentile
2.0% BS Score15 analyzed articles57.4K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.3%13.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Jersey Just Lost Its Assault Weapons Ban. Here’s Why That Matters for the Rest of the Country.26%
The Trace25%By Chip Brownlee24% Jennifer Mascia24%7/21/2026, 9:55:20 PM
ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away43%
The New Republic72%By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling61%7/17/2026, 8:17:27 PM
Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You79%
The Daily Signal83%By Jarrett Stepman93%7/15/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)20%
Reason.com42%By Eugene Volokh7%7/13/2026, 9:33:33 PM
Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control35%
Reason.com42%By Jacob Sullum20%7/8/2026, 4:01:10 AM
California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit77%
The Daily Caller68%By Harold Hutchison0%7/6/2026, 7:43:35 PM
Hawaii cited a slave code to defend its gun law. The court didn’t buy it41%
Washington Examiner74%By Jay Caruso0%7/3/2026, 6:00:00 PM
California Lawmakers Defend New ‘Glock Ban’ in Face of Trump Lawsuit59%
KQED62%By Ayah Ali-Ahmad76%7/2/2026, 10:19:42 PM
Department of Justice Sues Virginia and California Over Gun Restrictions19%
The Trace25%By Jennifer Mascia24% Chip Brownlee24%7/1/2026, 9:43:36 PM
SCOTUS keeps papering over the antiquated Second Amendment82%
Salon.com76%By Kirk Swearingen0%7/1/2026, 10:30:30 AM