Speaker summary
52%28 analyzed articles/videos4,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sean Teare results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 529.577 hits. Analysis detected 3,865.908 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,038 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 1% (44,966 of 45,145 speakers). This Sean Teare is better (less manipulative) than 99.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

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2.3% BS Score28 analyzed videos4K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 2.2%2.2%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Facing $178M shortfall, Harris County approves raises, funding for independent ICE investigation7%
Community Impact Newspaper9%By Jessica Shorten3%8/7/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Harris County DA’s investigation into fatal ICE shooting gets $2.5 million boost from commissioners28%
Houston Public Media24%By Sarah Grunau39%8/6/2026, 3:15:10 PM
Harris County DA says independent investigation into fatal ICE shooting will cost $2.5 million4%
The Texas Tribune34%By Stephen Simpson46%8/6/2026, 2:48:18 PM
Continued Calls For ICE Accountability In Texas14%
TexaSignal25%By Jessica Montoya Coggins43%7/27/2026, 10:13:03 AM
Officials: Van in Houston ICE shooting didn’t contain drugs46%
The Texas Tribune34%By Uriel J. García38% Lomi Kriel39% Alex Nguyen53%7/24/2026, 3:27:05 PM
Substance found in Salgado's van was not drugs, DA Sean Teare's office says33%
Houston Chronicle32%By John Wayne Ferguson21% Julián Aguilar33% Nicole Hensley28%7/24/2026, 3:02:55 PM
DA says feds haven’t shared evidence in Houston ICE shooting52%
The Texas Tribune34%By Uriel J. García38%7/24/2026, 2:33:21 PM
Congressional forum in Houston will scrutinize ICE use of force after fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado17%
Houston Chronicle32%By John Wayne Ferguson21% Julián Aguilar33%7/24/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Family says Houston ICE shooting substance was salt29%
WXII31%By Jason Hanna37% Lauren Mascarenhas37% Norma Galeana37% Ed Lavandera37% CNN50%7/20/2026, 7:21:00 PM
Sean Teare on ICE shooting (July 17, 2026)24%
Houston Public Media24%By Michael Hagerty5%7/17/2026, 4:00:58 AM