Speaker summary
65%11 analyzed articles/videos283.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Police Department results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Quote-first Misdirection, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 175 hits. Analysis detected 790.351 faulty-reasoning hits from 283.667 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.5% and a BS Rank of 11% (25,439 of 28,364 speakers). This Los Angeles Police Department is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
9.5% BS Score11 analyzed videos283.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 33.6%33.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 25.1%25.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.9%7.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.8%13.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Middle GroundSitewide 0.1%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 5.0%5.0%

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%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 33.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.1%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 2.2%Middle Ground: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What Happened When Flock Came to My Town41%
404 Media48%By Matthew Gault34%7/22/2026, 6:33:44 PM
Flock is falling out of favor with police departments40%
Business Insider21%By Katherine Li11%7/14/2026, 12:01:55 AM
A Bel-Air shootout: Fitness influencer gunned down by robbers - Los Angeles Times10%
Los Angeles Times78%By Matthew Ormseth0%7/11/2026, 10:00:00 AM
They like it like that: Drug fueled homeless encampments set to grow in New York and Los Angeles - Blogs77%
www.americanthinker.com94%By Monica Showalter93%7/11/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Fatal ICE shootings under Trump: Renee Good17%
Houston Chronicle16%By Peter Warren17% Staff Writer10%7/8/2026, 5:15:55 PM
Lakers Fan Injured By LAPD During NBA Finals Celebrations Receives Historic Multimillion Dollar Payout42%
L.A. TACO85%By Lexis-Olivier Ray73% Lizbeth Solorzano0%7/2/2026, 1:29:57 PM
LAPD killing of family dog amid Knicks celebration sparks outrage35%
Los Angeles Times78%By Ruben Vives51% Richard Winton78% Summer Lin59%6/19/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Will L.A. taxpayers Be On The Hook For FIFA World Cup Costs?47%
L.A. TACO85%By Martín Macías0% Jr.56%6/7/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Family of killer California mom who slaughtered husband and 6-day-old reveals chilling final hours before bloodbath51%
New York Post89%By Daniel Farr69%6/7/2026, 2:52:23 AM
James Handy stabbing latest: Eerie 911 call revealed after son of Top Gun star’s girlfriend arrested38%
The Independent68%By Joe Sommerlad0% Katie Hawkinson0%6/5/2026, 10:01:00 AM