The Guardian80%
How ICE turned its violent arrest of a US citizen into content – Stateside with Kai and Carter 46%
By Hosted by Carter Sherman0% Sam Levin0% produced by Tiara Chiaramonte0% Suzanne Gaber0% engineered by Ivan Kuraev0% executive producer Rachel Humphreys0%
5/15/2026, 8:50:10 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 85.7% saturation with 90 hits. Analysis detected 385 faulty-reasoning hits from 105 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 47.9% and a BS Rank of 46% (9,166 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the article peer group.
In June 2025, Christian Cerna went to a protest in his neighborhood against ICE raids and allegedly punched a border patrol agent.
He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault, but denies that he ever hit the officer.
Days after the protest, Christian was violently arrested in front of his family by ICE officers, who filmed the whole operation and later posted it to social media.
Christian tells Carter Sherman how the experience took a "heavy toll" on him and Sam Levin reveals the reporting behind the story
Confirmation Bias
14.3%Confirmation Bias
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14.3%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
3.6%Publicationthe Guardian
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Framing Effect
43.8%Framing Effect
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43.8%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
32.9%Publicationthe Guardian
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Negativity Bias
85.7%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
85.7%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
43.3%Publicationthe Guardian
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Hasty Generalization
14.3%Hasty Generalization
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14.3%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
3.6%Publicationthe Guardian
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Appeal to Emotion
38.1%Appeal to Emotion
OverallThis article
38.1%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
14.8%Publicationthe Guardian
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
26.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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26.7%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
6.7%Publicationthe Guardian
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Anecdotal
21%Anecdotal
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21%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
5.2%Publicationthe Guardian
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
79%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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79%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
19.8%Publicationthe Guardian
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Biased Writer Voice
43.8%Biased Writer Voice
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43.8%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
26.2%Publicationthe Guardian
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
11%Publicationthe Guardian
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorHosted by Carter Sherman
0%Publicationthe Guardian
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105 words analyzed.
Analysis
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