Washington Post Article Rating

Opinion | When it comes to mass shootings, acceptance is not an option

Jun 13, 2022 View Original Article
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    -22% Somewhat Liberal

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    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -5% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Regarding Michael Gerson's June 7 op-ed, "The GOP spin on gun rights is morally and legally wrong":Mr. Gerson's citing of the finding in a recent CBS-YouGov poll that 44 percent of Republicans agree that mass shootings are "unfortunately something we have to accept" in a free country highlights the logical, yet immorally grim, conclusion that many Republicans, including a large portion of their congressional representatives, have reached.

*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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