The Independent68%
Shooting at South Carolina mall leaves at least two people wounded 10%
By Jasmine Fernández0%
6/13/2026, 3:35:47 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Primacy Effect, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 42.7% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 299 faulty-reasoning hits from 131 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 27.1% and a BS Rank of 10% (19,695 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 90.00% of the article peer group.
Multiple people were wounded after a shooting at the Haywood Mall in Greenville, South Carolina, on Saturday afternoon, according to local authorities.
The Greenville Police Department confirmed to FOX Carolina that at least two victims were transported to a local hospital following the incident at the retail complex, which is the largest shopping mall in South Carolina.
Law enforcement officials have detained multiple individuals in connection with the shooting, the local station reported.
Preliminary details indicate the gunfire stemmed from a dispute and was not a random attack, according to police.
No additional shots were fired after officers arrived on the scene.
The facility will remain closed until further notice, and the public has been asked to avoid the area.
Confirmation Bias
13.7%Confirmation Bias
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13.7%AuthorJasmine Fernández
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
12.2%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
0%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
13.7%Loss Aversion
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13.7%AuthorJasmine Fernández
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Status Quo Bias
13.7%Status Quo Bias
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13.7%AuthorJasmine Fernández
0.6%PublicationThe Independent
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
8.4%Negativity Bias
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8.4%AuthorJasmine Fernández
9.2%PublicationThe Independent
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0.3%PublicationThe Independent
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
26.7%Primacy Effect
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26.7%AuthorJasmine Fernández
0.5%PublicationThe Independent
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
29%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
13.7%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
42.7%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
40.5%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
13.7%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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131 words analyzed.
Analysis
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