Topic summary
39%18 analyzed articles/videos15,247 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Second Amendment results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 8,377 hits. Analysis detected 76,932 faulty-reasoning hits from 81,006 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,053 of 15,547 topics). This Second Amendment is better (less manipulative) than 84.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score18 analyzed articles81K 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 6.9%6.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.3%10.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.9%5.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Deliberately Arming Oneself to Answer Door to Police May Be "Privileged" Against "Obstructing Official Business" Prosecution3%
Reason.com39%By Eugene Volokh6%7/22/2026, 12:32:47 PM
Third Circuit Spikes New Jersey Ban on 'Assault Firearms' and Large Capacity Magazines32%
townhall.com86%By Scott McClallen26%7/17/2026, 8:00:52 PM
Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)20%
Reason.com39%By Eugene Volokh6%7/13/2026, 9:33:33 PM
Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control35%
Reason.com39%By Jacob Sullum20%7/8/2026, 4:01:10 AM
The 2026 Supreme Court -- a ‘C Minus’ at Best77%
American Thinker93%By Don Brown0%7/8/2026, 12:00:00 AM
California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit77%
The Daily Caller67%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 it40%
Washington Examiner74%By Jay Caruso0%7/3/2026, 6:00:00 PM
What does it mean to be an American? Ask a conservative. | Opinion73%
USA TODAY0%By Nicole Russell0%7/2/2026, 4:03:31 AM
SCOTUS keeps papering over the antiquated Second Amendment82%
Salon.com76%By Kirk Swearingen0%7/1/2026, 10:30:30 AM
Local Officials Vow To Shield the Public from Virginia's Authoritarian New Gun Laws75%
Reason.com39%By J.D. Tuccille0%6/29/2026, 11:00:30 AM