Commentary roundup: What newspapers around the state are saying

Jun 06, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    6% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    22% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

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"In that same ruling, Justice Antonin Scalia also noted that like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited and that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any maer whatsoever and for whatever purpose."
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8% Conservative
"The Second Amendment protects gun ownership in America."
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-4% Liberal
"Universal background checks for gun sales or red flag laws might not have stopped this shooting, but they would reduce other instances of gun violence."
Negative
-14% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : In that same ruling, Justice Antonin Scalia also noted that "like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited" and that "the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose."
48% : The Second Amendment protects gun ownership in America.
43% : Universal background checks for gun sales or red flag laws might not have stopped this shooting, but they would reduce other instances of gun violence.
37% :Federal dollars are slowly returning to gun violence research after more than two decades on the sidelines due to fears that scientific study would lead to gun control.
25% : In a news conference last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed he was "livid" after learning that he had been given less than accurate information regarding the actual circumstances surrounding the approach taken by law enforcement in the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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