Speaker summary
34%12 analyzed articles/videos339.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U.S. Coast Guard results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Framing Effect, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 18% saturation with 98 hits. Analysis detected 459 faulty-reasoning hits from 339.333 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of 7% (24,955 of 26,790 speakers). This U.S. Coast Guard is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
7.8% BS Score12 analyzed videos339.3 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 10.5%10.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.1%18.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 5.2%5.2%

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 10.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

This Teen Could Climb UP the Cliffs at Agate Beach, but He Couldn't Climb Down! So Our Coasties Flew in and Rescued the Goofball8%
Lost Coast Outpost66%By LoCO Staff45%7/22/2026, 12:23:46 PM
Body pulled from San Francisco Bay after deadly boat accident near Alcatraz20%
California Post88%By Zain Khan60%7/17/2026, 12:36:01 AM
San Francisco Police Recover Body During Search for Sunken Vessel13%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti69%7/17/2026, 12:10:00 AM
Harrowing details emerge from deadly family boat outing on San Francisco Bay7%
San Francisco Chronicle11%By Aidin Vaziri2% St. John Barned-Smith4% Anna Bauman2% Kate Talerico4%7/16/2026, 12:11:57 AM
SF Bay tragedy: Another body from capsized boat recovered as Coast Guard search nears end8%
The San Francisco Standard35%By Garrett Leahy9% George Kelly18% Max Harrison-Caldwell41% Kevin Truong15% Jennifer Wadsworth22% Michael McLaughlin20%7/15/2026, 11:35:38 PM
‘Total Chaos’: Bay Area Sailors Recall Rescue of Boat Passengers Near Alcatraz20%
KQED61%By Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman29%7/15/2026, 9:55:39 PM
Overcon…1%Halo Ef…0.6%Appeal …6%Anecdot…3%
Live updates: Owner of boat that capsized near Alcatraz identified1%
San Francisco Chronicle11%By Megan Fan Munce1% Aidin Vaziri2% Anna Bauman2%7/15/2026, 2:46:22 PM
One person dead and 16 rescued after boat fire off Alcatraz Island19%
The Independent43%By Josh Marcus55%7/15/2026, 1:10:34 AM
National Guard troops, law enforcement providing tight security for July Fourth celebrations in Washington, D.C.55%
CBS News17%By Nicole Sganga8%7/4/2026, 12:23:36 AM
NYC waterways will be full of tall ships to celebrate July 4th. Here's how to see them.19%
Gothamist77%By Hannah Frishberg0%6/29/2026, 5:01:00 PM