Speaker summary
⁠54%13 analyzed articles/videos658.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Civil Liberties Union results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Indoctrination, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 37.8% saturation with 309.998 hits. Analysis detected 1,231.522 faulty-reasoning hits from 658.667 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (25,169 of 28,364 speakers). This American Civil Liberties Union is better (less manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510011.3% percentile
9.9% BS Score13 analyzed videos658.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 37.8%37.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 25.4%25.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.5%5.5%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 37.8%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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People Keep Dying in ICE Custody. 13 Democrats Back a Bill to Abolish the Agency.⁠74%
Truthout⁠74%By Mike Ludwig⁠79%7/23/2026, 1:24:01 PM
Confirm…3%Negativ…22%Hasty G…7%Burden …7%
Law enforcement didn’t provide records showing immigration agreements followed state procedure, ACLU says⁠9%
WyoFile⁠23%By Maya Shimizu Harris⁠13%7/23/2026, 6:24:55 AM
The Supreme Court Is Helping ICE Agents Get Away With Murder⁠51%
Talking Points Memo⁠90%By Madiba K. Dennie⁠79%7/21/2026, 5:00:00 AM
US hosts global meet on ‘far-left terror’: Who’s attending, why it matters⁠40%
Al Jazeera⁠59%By Marthe van der Wolf⁠50%7/16/2026, 5:42:17 AM
‘Psychological war’: Inside California’s expanding use of jailhouse stings⁠18%
CalMatters⁠32%By Cayla Mihalovich⁠24%7/14/2026, 5:15:00 AM
Inside the Supreme Court battle to 'Save Women's Sports'⁠49%
OutKick⁠89%By Jackson Thompson⁠0%7/1/2026, 3:27:21 AM
World Cup propels surveillance to new heights⁠53%
The Conversation⁠0%By Anne Toomey McKenna⁠0%6/30/2026, 5:35:55 AM
Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.⁠26%
ProPublica⁠30%By Topher Sanders⁠0%6/30/2026, 2:30:00 AM
The "Heated Rivalry" Paradox⁠47%
The Nation⁠77%By Patrick deHahn⁠0%6/26/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Court Inquiry Denounces “Disturbing Pattern” of Violations at Arizona’s Largest Sheriff’s Office⁠38%
ProPublica⁠30%By Rafael Carranza⁠0%6/25/2026, 2:00:00 AM
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