Speaker summary
44%17 analyzed articles/videos352 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ICE spokesperson results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Quote-first Misdirection, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 42.4% saturation with 224 hits. Analysis detected 999 faulty-reasoning hits from 352 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 10% and a BS Rank of 12% (23,732 of 26,730 speakers). This ICE spokesperson is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
10.0% BS Score17 analyzed videos352 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 42.4%42.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 24.8%24.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 16.3%16.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 15.2%15.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 7.6%7.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 6.1%6.1%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 42.4%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 16.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 0.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What ICE Should Have Known When It Hired David Brouillette29%
Mother Jones49%By Samantha Michaels43% Noah Lanard28% Sophie Hurwitz64%7/21/2026, 8:00:09 PM
The Supreme Court Is Helping ICE Agents Get Away With Murder50%
Talking Points Memo89%By Madiba K. Dennie79%7/21/2026, 12:00:00 PM
ICE seizes person in Berkeley in operation in which little is known47%
Berkeleyside35%By Alex N. Gecan28% Vanessa Arredondo36%7/16/2026, 11:40:00 PM
‘They’re killing me’: Lawyer for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s brother shares his account of fatal shooting by ICE9%
Houston Public Media12%By Bianca Seward18%7/15/2026, 10:00:43 AM
Houston investigators didn’t quickly respond to fatal ICE shooting. Why that could hinder their probe39%
Houston Chronicle14%By Matt deGrood47%7/15/2026, 12:04:02 AM
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings33%
Boston.com20%By Associated Press60%7/14/2026, 7:44:26 PM
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings41%
El Paso Matters8%By Associated Press60%7/14/2026, 7:33:42 PM
ICE involved in fatal shooting in Maine, lawmaker says28%
Salon77%By Russell Payne64%7/13/2026, 3:46:21 PM
Hundreds in Houston protest ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo22%
The Texas Tribune12%By Colleen DeGuzman48% Stephen Simpson25% Alejandro Santos Cid5%7/12/2026, 2:57:59 AM
‘It doesn’t get easier’: Candlelight vigil honors Lorenzo Salgado Araujo – Houston Public Media38%
Houston Public Media12%By Bianca Seward18% Keenan Vaughan0%7/11/2026, 6:18:13 PM