Speaker summary
⁠55%9 analyzed articles/videos460 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Houston Chronicle results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 26.3% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 267 faulty-reasoning hits from 460 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (26,130 of 28,364 speakers). This Houston Chronicle is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.9% percentile
8.3% BS Score9 analyzed videos460 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 26.3%26.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 2.0%2.0%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 26.3%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Men in van give accounts of fatal Houston ICE shooting as they seek release from detention⁠13%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By John Wayne Ferguson⁠11%7/21/2026, 5:37:20 PM
Former FBI agent says viral botched ICE arrest at Las Vegas airport defies basic police standards⁠70%
Las Vegas Sun⁠90%By Ava Chatlosh⁠83%7/21/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Live updates: Heavy rain slams Kerr, Uvalde, Edwards counties overnight and overflowing rivers remain a concern⁠28%
The Texas Tribune⁠15%By Emily Foxhall⁠5% Ayden Runnels⁠5% Katlyn Ma⁠5% Alejandro Santos Cid⁠5% Carlos Nogueras Ramos⁠3% Terri Langford⁠9% Alejandra Martinez⁠0% Texas Tribune Staff⁠0%7/16/2026, 10:48:52 PM
Texas storms raise flood threat early in the week. Resources activate.⁠7%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Sondra Hernandez⁠6% Staff Writer⁠10%7/13/2026, 12:25:56 PM
UH football: Cougars tabbed for top-3 finish in Big 12 preseason poll⁠3%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Joseph Duarte⁠6% Staff Writer⁠10%7/13/2026, 12:01:00 PM
2 shot during parking lot takeover on Houston's north side⁠5%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Sondra Hernandez⁠6% Staff Writer⁠10%7/10/2026, 12:00:36 PM
Why does everything have to be about race? Ask Nolan Wells’ mother⁠41%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Joy Sewing⁠54%7/10/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Hundreds of protesters demand officials investigate fatal ICE shooting⁠12%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Tanya Babbar⁠14% Kathleen Ortiz⁠15% Staff Writers⁠0%7/9/2026, 1:25:36 AM
Houston mayor backs federal probe⁠7%
Houston Chronicle⁠16%By Ryan Nickerson⁠0% Staff Writer⁠10%7/8/2026, 3:45:58 PM