Speaker summary
⁠40%12 analyzed articles/videos195.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Federal Bureau of Investigation results contain 6 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Actor-Observer Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 61.7% saturation with 142 hits. Analysis detected 286 faulty-reasoning hits from 195.667 analyzed words across 12 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 20.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (18,913 of 28,364 speakers). This Federal Bureau of Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

33% percentile
025507510033.3% percentile
20.7% BS Score12 analyzed videos195.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 61.7%61.7%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.5%13.5%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 13.5%13.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 61.7%, sitewide 11.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 2.2%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 0.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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U.S. Forest Service employees rescued after being held hostage at gunpoint⁠91%
NBC News⁠35%7/19/2026, 12:14:09 AM
Forest Service workers taken hostage, held at gunpoint in remote NorCal trailer, feds say⁠28%
Los Angeles Times⁠78%By Clara Harter⁠64%7/18/2026, 12:45:41 AM
Anguish and disbelief at wake for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, killed by ICE in Houston⁠56%
NBC News⁠35%By Albinson Linares⁠0%7/17/2026, 6:47:25 PM
ICE Orders an End to Vehicle Stops After Deadly Shootings by Federal Agents⁠28%
The Intercept⁠80%By Karl Loftus⁠23%7/14/2026, 5:23:31 PM
U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service and Malware Cryptor Seller Over Ransomware Support⁠22%
The Hacker News⁠17%By Ravie Lakshmanan⁠12%7/14/2026, 8:02:00 AM
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism⁠12%
Center for Strategic and International Studies⁠36%By Daniel Byman⁠18% V.S. Subrahmanian⁠18%7/10/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Exclusive: Harris County DA says his office is investigating fatal ICE shooting in Houston – Houston Public Media⁠3%
Houston Public Media⁠12%By Kyle McClenagan⁠8% Dominic Anthony Walsh⁠24% Dominic Walsh⁠0%7/9/2026, 7:09:18 PM
Fatal ICE shootings under Trump: Renee Good⁠17%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Peter Warren⁠17% Staff Writer⁠10%7/8/2026, 5:15:55 PM
ICE officer shoots and kills illegal alien who allegedly tried to run him over during traffic stop in Houston⁠56%
Blaze Media⁠79%By Carlos Garcia⁠64%7/7/2026, 11:15:00 PM
Kansas City rushed to build a temporary jail for the World Cup. There have been 2 arrests so far⁠16%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR⁠57%By Sam Zeff⁠54%6/24/2026, 10:44:15 AM
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