Publication summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,842 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense News results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Halo Effect , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 1,398 hits . Analysis detected 9,541 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,588 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 49% (205 of 398 publications). This Defense News is better (less manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 13,588
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.6% percentile 1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles13.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 10.3% 10.3% 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: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Publication 10.3%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 0.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst