Topic summary
61%23 analyzed articles/videos22,607 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Second Amendment results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 9,074 hits. Analysis detected 86,675 faulty-reasoning hits from 102,129 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 22% (18,513 of 23,715 topics). This Second Amendment is better (less manipulative) than 78.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510021.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score23 analyzed articles102.1K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Wyoming Scores 'Win' In Landmark Gun Rights Case Against Trump Administration5%
Cowboy State Daily16%By Clair McFarland23%8/7/2026, 11:38:00 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s DOJ Sues Maryland County Over Gun Ban In Churches50%
The Daily Caller81%By Harold Hutchison85%8/3/2026, 4:45:05 PM
Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case10%
Reason.com59%By Eugene Volokh17%8/3/2026, 6:02:08 AM
Deliberately Arming Oneself to Answer Door to Police May Be "Privileged" Against "Obstructing Official Business" Prosecution5%
Reason.com59%By Eugene Volokh17%7/22/2026, 5:32:47 AM
New Jersey Just Lost Its Assault Weapons Ban. Here’s Why That Matters for the Rest of the Country.22%
The Trace2%By Chip Brownlee17% Jennifer Mascia21%7/21/2026, 2:55:20 PM
Third Circuit Spikes New Jersey Ban on 'Assault Firearms' and Large Capacity Magazines35%
townhall.com92%By Scott McClallen45%7/17/2026, 1:00:52 PM
Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)33%
Reason.com59%By Eugene Volokh17%7/13/2026, 2:33:33 PM
Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control50%
Reason.com59%By Jacob Sullum45%7/7/2026, 9:01:10 PM
The 2026 Supreme Court -- a ‘C Minus’ at Best84%
American Thinker96%By Don Brown0%7/7/2026, 5:00:00 PM
California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit84%
The Daily Caller81%By Harold Hutchison85%7/6/2026, 12:43:35 PM