Topic summary
93%5 analyzed articles/videos2,988 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Shootings results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 25.9% saturation with 2,587 hits. Analysis detected 17,242 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,994 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 62% (6,370 of 16,562 topics). This Mass Shootings is worse (more manipulative) than 61.50% of the peer group.
Mass Shootings
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510061.5% percentile
3.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles10K 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 12.4%12.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 25.9%25.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 7.0%7.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.6%11.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 11.2%11.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.6%6.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 12.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 25.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 6.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.6%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Red Herring: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate