Topic summary
87%11 analyzed articles/videos5,118 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Shootings results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 2,778 hits. Analysis detected 20,099 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,189 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 41% (14,311 of 23,979 topics). This Mass Shootings is better (less manipulative) than 59.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles20.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.8%13.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Idaho In-N-Out shooting victims identified, remembered by loved ones: "Adventurous, outgoing, smart and driven"5%
CBS News39%By CBS/AP53%8/4/2026, 4:41:00 PM
Stockton In-N-Out employee, 23, among those killed in Idaho shooting1%
KTVU26%8/4/2026, 11:08:07 AM
Armed bystander distracted gunman in fatal In-N-Out shooting10%
NBC News58%By Dana Griffin7%8/2/2026, 12:32:21 PM
Hero armed citizen opened fire on Idaho In-N-Out gunman, tried to stop shooting that left 2 dead, 7 wounded: harrowing video72%
New York Post94%By Anthony Blair92%8/2/2026, 5:01:35 AM
Several people killed in shooting at In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, officials say10%
CBS News39%By Faris Tanyos39%8/1/2026, 4:36:00 PM
How El Paso will commemorate seventh anniversary of Walmart mass shooting8%
El Paso Matters9%By El Paso Matters Staff4%7/28/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Minneapolis police investigating two weekend mass shootings49%
MinnPost35%By MinnPost staff37%7/20/2026, 4:57:40 AM
San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history — including ties to 9/11 hijackers85%
California Post94%By Doree Lewak0%5/18/2026, 3:15:48 PM
Shreveport gunman who murdered 8 kids — including 7 of his own — ID’d as Army vet Shamar Elkins who shared post of daughter hours before slaughter83%
New York Post94%By Joe Marino0% Anthony Blair92%4/19/2026, 1:48:30 PM
DR MARC SIEGEL: Tell me your miracles, and I will tell you the ones I am praying for0%
Fox News94%By Dr. Marc Siegel0%12/20/2025, 7:00:51 AM