Topic summary
74%25 analyzed articles/videos13,561 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Shooting results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 4,669 hits. Analysis detected 30,624 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,343 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (22,249 of 24,545 topics). This Mass Shooting is better (less manipulative) than 90.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score24 analyzed articles54.3K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.6%8.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Hyde Park rocked by mass shooting that left 1 dead, 4 injured: Boston 'violence is officially out of control'78%
Boston Herald55%By Gayla Cawley80%8/3/2026, 1:34:36 PM
Suspect in deadly shooting at Idaho In-N-Out died of self-inflicted gunshot wound; 2 'heroic' bystanders fired at him: Police10%
The Blaze86%By Dave Urbanski43%8/3/2026, 8:45:00 AM
Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting motive still a mystery as armed citizen speaks out28%
Fox News94%8/3/2026, 5:02:30 AM
Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting suspect identified after 3 killed, 7 wounded6%
Yahoo News58%By Faris Tanyos39%8/3/2026, 4:47:00 AM
Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say3%
WTOP46%By WTOP Staff41%8/2/2026, 5:09:16 PM
3 killed and at least 7 wounded in shooting at newly opened Idaho In-N-Out10%
thegrio.com63%By Bobby Pen17%8/2/2026, 10:00:51 AM
Idaho shooting latest: At least 3 dead and seven injured in mass shooting at In-N-Out with casualties expected ‘to rise’12%
The Independent82%By Brendan Rascius87%8/2/2026, 6:05:11 AM
At least 3 dead in shooting at In-N-Out Burger in Idaho; suspect dead21%
NBC News58%By Dennis Romero22% Madison Lambert19%8/1/2026, 6:53:37 PM
Several people killed in shooting at In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho: Officials4%
Washington Examiner83%By Carter Schroppe63%8/1/2026, 6:16:43 PM
Multiple people dead after shooting at In-N-Out restaurant in southern Idaho7%
Las Vegas Review-Journal33%By Rebecca Boone20% Martha Bellisle10%8/1/2026, 6:08:43 PM