Topic summary
84%12 analyzed articles/videos6,617 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Department Of Homeland Security results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 3,096 hits. Analysis detected 26,688 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,835 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (16,293 of 22,542 topics). This Department Of Homeland Security is better (less manipulative) than 72.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score12 analyzed articles28.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.7%10.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Trump administration promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'10%
Reason.com61%By Billy Binion63%8/5/2026, 2:59:01 PM
Senate leaders reach deal to avoid government shutdown during campaign season26%
The Columbian59%By KEVIN FREKING54% Associated Press74%8/2/2026, 3:02:58 PM
Body Cameras Won’t Stop ICE Killing People49%
Newsweek60%By Shane Croucher77%7/20/2026, 4:18:10 AM
Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston38%
The Independent82%By David Phillip54% Lekan Oyekanmi78% Safiyah Riddle54%7/16/2026, 3:49:15 PM
Trump Says ICE Should Continue Making Traffic Stops—Contradicting DHS Pause88%
Forbes65%By Zachary Folk56%7/15/2026, 5:48:27 AM
Feds buy two California detention facilities for $1.5 billion35%
inewsource29%By Jake Kincaid50%7/6/2026, 5:09:56 PM
GOP Governor Warns Trump Over Haiti TPS Push, Calls It ‘a Mistake’46%
Newsweek60%By Steve Mollman62%6/28/2026, 10:52:35 AM
DHS Lawyers Praise SCOTUS Rulings as ‘Victories for the Rule of Law, Common Sense’74%
Breitbart90%By John Binder83%6/25/2026, 6:27:15 AM
‘Naive or dumb’: Markwayne Mullin slammed over plan to pull customs agents from airports in sanctuary cities77%
The Independent82%By Joe Sommerlad95%6/2/2026, 7:05:52 AM
How a Bay Area Attorney Aims to Hold US Agents Accountable for Violence in Minneapolis0%
KQED78%By Tyche Hendricks0%3/26/2026, 4:48:53 PM