Topic summary
76%16 analyzed articles/videos12,546 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Use Of Force results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 5,554 hits. Analysis detected 39,903 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,166 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (18,079 of 22,495 topics). This Use Of Force is better (less manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score16 analyzed articles51.2K 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 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Press Conference to Preview First-Ever IACHR Hearing on Excessive Use of Force Against Immigration-Related Protesters in the United States12%
Common Dreams98%By Newswire Editor98%8/1/2026, 6:30:09 AM
Video captures police pepper-spraying woman during Skinner protest on I-9513%
Spotlight Delaware4%By Naomi Weiss15%7/28/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Some police experts troubled by Madison shooting of Corey Ruiz35%
Journal Sentinel7%By David Clarey58%7/24/2026, 12:05:11 PM
Congressional forum in Houston will scrutinize ICE use of force after fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado15%
Houston Chronicle32%By John Wayne Ferguson20% Julián Aguilar32%7/24/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Shelby County DA releases video of Burger King worker being killed by DEA agent in Memphis3%
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism1%By Anita Wadhwani0% Tennessee Lookout0%7/23/2026, 9:10:25 AM
ICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrest45%
The Intercept86%By Karl Loftus42%7/21/2026, 7:05:04 AM
ICE agents aren’t following rules in traffic stops, experts say52%
BostonGlobe.com47%By Emma Platoff69%7/18/2026, 4:57:28 AM
ICE facility employee in Aurora arrested after shooting protestor, police say8%
MS NOW97%By Ebony Davis86%7/17/2026, 3:18:32 PM
ICE and DHS’s Growing Record of Deception41%
Mother Jones68%By David Corn70%7/17/2026, 10:30:49 AM
ICE agents killed three people during recent operations. What do we know?52%
WAMU31%7/16/2026, 6:17:14 AM