Speaker summary
31%11 analyzed articles/videos362.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Coast Guard results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 18.7% saturation with 191 hits. Analysis detected 1,239 faulty-reasoning hits from 362.667 analyzed words across 11 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,238 of 28,364 speakers). This Coast Guard is better (less manipulative) than 96.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.0% percentile
6.1% BS Score11 analyzed videos362.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.7%18.7%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.0%4.0%

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: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.7%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 0.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

A seaplane carrying 11 crashes into an island north of Seattle and all aboard are rescued15%
Newsday55%By The Associated Press63%7/24/2026, 6:01:46 AM
What to know about the autopsy and investigation into Nolan Wells' death24%
WRAL.com56%By The Associated Press63%7/22/2026, 5:03:11 PM
Deadly Clearwater Ferry crash: Passengers to receive $300K settlement from PSTA7%
fox13news.com51%7/22/2026, 10:20:58 AM
This Teen Could Climb UP the Cliffs at Agate Beach, but He Couldn't Climb Down! So Our Coasties Flew in and Rescued the Goofball8%
Lost Coast Outpost66%By LoCO Staff42%7/22/2026, 5:23:46 AM
A Dangerous Game in the Arctic63%
Foreign Affairs46%By Heather A. Conley0%7/16/2026, 9:00:00 PM
San Francisco Police Recover Body During Search for Sunken Vessel13%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti69%7/16/2026, 5:10:00 PM
What Passengers Should Know About Boat Safety on the San Francisco Bay55%
KQED61%By Sarah Wright40%7/16/2026, 4:46:15 PM
A family outing to spread ashes of loved one on San Francisco Bay turned into another tragedy17%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/15/2026, 5:52:00 PM
Coast Guard will suspend its search after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island87%
Associated Press100%7/15/2026, 5:09:40 PM
SF Bay tragedy: Another body from capsized boat recovered as Coast Guard search nears end8%
The San Francisco Standard35%By Garrett Leahy31% George Kelly17% Max Harrison-Caldwell42% Kevin Truong15% Jennifer Wadsworth23% Michael McLaughlin19%7/15/2026, 4:35:38 PM