The Free Press80%
Exclusive: DHS Chief Tried to Cancel July 4 Celebration, Infuriating Trump 63%
By Audrey Fahlberg81%
7/31/2026, 7:48:45 AM
Topics: Politics
BS Summary: This article contains 16 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Loss Aversion, and Begging the Question, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 24% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 411 faulty-reasoning hits from 183 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 51.9% and a BS Rank of 63% (9,622 of 25,930 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 62.90% of the article peer group.
The job of secretary of Homeland Security is a fraught one in Trump’s second term, with immigration enforcement being among the most controversial issues in the country.
But recently installed DHS chief Markwayne Mullin may have made life even harder for himself.
Brought in to calm the department after its tumultuous first year, he has made several moves that caused tension within the administration, including between himself and President Donald Trump.
One early clash surrounded the “Salute to America 250” in Washington, D.C.
The White House spent the months leading up to this year’s July 4 celebration promoting the administration’s National Mall festival as one of the grandest events in American history.
“We are going to host the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all, a ‘TRIBUTE TO AMERICA,’ ” Trump wrote in a June 15 social media post.
Then came a directive from his own secretary of Homeland Security that the festivities, including Trump’s planned remarks and the massive fireworks show that followed, should be called off because of weather conditions.
Confirmation Bias
14.8%Confirmation Bias
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14.8%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
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Anchoring Bias
15.8%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
14.8%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
24%Framing Effect
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24%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
12.5%PublicationThe FP
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Loss Aversion
18%Loss Aversion
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18%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
8.2%Pessimism Bias
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8.2%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
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Negativity Bias
21.9%Negativity Bias
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21.9%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
14.3%PublicationThe FP
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
15.8%Fundamental Attribution Error
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15.8%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
6.6%Recency Bias
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6.6%AuthorAudrey Fahlberg
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
15.8%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
15.8%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
18%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
8.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
14.8%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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183 words analyzed.
Analysis
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