Topic summary
30%11 analyzed articles/videos6,620 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ice Shooting results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 2,119 hits. Analysis detected 19,287 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,922 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,848 of 16,562 topics). This Ice Shooting is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score11 analyzed articles26.9K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Officials: Van in Houston ICE shooting didn’t contain drugs57%
The Texas Tribune15%By Uriel J. García19% Lomi Kriel20% Alex Nguyen35%7/24/2026, 3:27:05 PM
DA says feds haven’t shared evidence in Houston ICE shooting61%
The Texas Tribune15%By Uriel J. García19%7/24/2026, 2:33:21 PM
Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing21%
The Texas Tribune15%By Uriel J. García19% Lomi Kriel20% Alex Nguyen35%7/21/2026, 5:07:50 PM
Sean Teare on ICE shooting (July 17, 2026)29%
Houston Public Media12%By Michael Hagerty2%7/17/2026, 4:00:58 AM
FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.50%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alex Nguyen35% Uriel J. García19%7/16/2026, 10:22:41 AM
After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”39%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alejandro Serrano19%7/15/2026, 4:17:02 PM
Man killed by ICE agent was from Colombia and moved to Maine, worked as food delivery driver to support wife and daughter47%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio63% Sabrina Shankman69% Lea Skene57%7/14/2026, 6:00:04 PM
Houston investigators didn’t quickly respond to fatal ICE shooting. Why that could hinder their probe39%
Houston Chronicle16%By Matt deGrood48%7/14/2026, 5:04:02 PM
Driver fatally shot by ICE in Biddeford was ‘not the target,’ King spokesman says22%
Boston Globe29%By Bryan Hecht27%7/14/2026, 4:58:21 AM
What we still don't know about the ICE shooting in Houston17%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alex Nguyen35%7/13/2026, 3:29:19 PM