Speaker summary
48%42 analyzed articles/videos1,369.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Susan Collins results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 318 hits. Analysis detected 2,581.609 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,369.667 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (26,337 of 26,730 speakers). This Susan Collins is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.5% percentile
4.1% BS Score42 analyzed videos1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.3%8.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 5.3%5.3%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Iran Gained the Upper Hand Over the U.S. and Israel80%
Foreign Policy29%By Howard W. French94%7/23/2026, 10:02:22 PM
Special education needs and costs skyrocket54%
WBEZ10%By Esther Bergdahl78%7/20/2026, 8:45:00 PM
Shoot first, explain later: ICE’s year of violent force68%
Las Vegas Sun92%7/18/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Lawmakers demand answers after ‘bombshell’ report about ICE officer shooting in Maine78%
New York Daily News76%By Associated Press60%7/17/2026, 11:50:29 AM
Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine83%
ABC News19%By LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent0%7/17/2026, 5:04:00 AM
'Dreadful copout': Susan Collins rebuked for 'shameful' defense of Trump nominee94%
Raw Story93%By Matthew Chapman85%7/17/2026, 12:43:44 AM
Would-Be Platner Replacements in Maine Rally Around “Abolish ICE” (or Something Close)60%
The Intercept82%By Noah Hurowitz73%7/16/2026, 5:00:36 PM
Editorial: When an ICE tactic keeps ending in tragedy, it must be rethought75%
Chicago Tribune11%By The Editorial Board97%7/16/2026, 10:00:29 AM
Collins says Democrats want ICE reforms they rejected89%
Semafor86%By Burgess Everett66%7/15/2026, 8:57:43 PM
Trump pushes ICE to continue traffic stops after fatal shootings45%
El Paso Matters8%By Rebecca Santana20% Patrick Whittle38% Associated Press60%7/15/2026, 6:18:58 PM