Topic summary
59%43 analyzed articles/videos25,708 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gun Violence results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 11,069 hits. Analysis detected 93,893 faulty-reasoning hits from 121,161 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,812 of 15,753 topics). This Gun Violence is better (less manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.0% percentile
1.4% BS Score43 analyzed articles121.2K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Milwaukee teen sentenced in strip mall shooting; parking lot was 'war zone'24%
Journal Sentinel45%By Chris Ramirez0%7/24/2026, 12:02:56 AM
St. Petersburg police arrest teen in fatal YMCA bathroom shooting1%
FOX 13 News48%7/23/2026, 3:09:54 PM
Witness to shooting in downtown Casper told police she ‘felt rounds pass near her head’16%
Oil City News19%By Greg Hirst4%7/22/2026, 11:25:48 PM
After CPS Closed Schools, Buildings Sat Empty — And Gun Violence Rose, Study Finds35%
Block Club Chicago14%By Rory Quealy23%7/22/2026, 12:52:00 PM
1 killed, 8 injured in shooting at southeast Denver nightclub36%
The Denver Post11%By Shelly Bradbury69% Lauren Penington6%7/20/2026, 12:25:16 PM
Minneapolis police investigating two weekend mass shootings59%
MinnPost27%By MinnPost staff29%7/20/2026, 11:57:40 AM
Denver sees uptick in youth violence as homicides jump with 6 kids slain so far this year70%
The Denver Post11%By Shelly Bradbury69%7/20/2026, 10:00:29 AM
Suspect wounded during large gathering in Fuller Park1%
Chicago Tribune11%By Deanese Williams-Harris0%7/18/2026, 12:44:25 PM
Did Joan Sebastian Guerrero's daughter witness ICE agent fatally shooting him? What we know16%
Snopes.com6%By Taija PerryCook7%7/15/2026, 12:41:06 PM
Woman shot to death sitting in Jeep outside Bronx group home where she worked9%
New York Daily News76%By Emma Seiwell50% Rocco Parascandola54%7/14/2026, 12:11:23 PM