Speaker summary
⁠28%15 analyzed articles/videos407.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Navy results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.9% saturation with 145 hits. Analysis detected 342 faulty-reasoning hits from 407.5 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (25,837 of 26,942 speakers). This Navy is better (less manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.1% percentile
6.2% BS Score15 analyzed videos407.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.9%20.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.5%6.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 7.9%7.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 3.6%3.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 2.5%2.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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The Faces of U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran War⁠4%
Newsweek⁠34%By Giulia Carbonaro⁠9%7/21/2026, 5:40:46 PM
US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says⁠22%
Houston Public Media⁠12%By Associated Press⁠60%7/20/2026, 9:44:45 PM
US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says⁠17%
Orlando Sentinel⁠57%By Associated Press⁠60%7/20/2026, 11:13:07 AM
Hegseth again backs a low-altitude military flyover as maneuvers draw scrutiny⁠72%
WPLN⁠13%By Tony Gonzalez⁠46%7/18/2026, 9:14:53 AM
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone⁠39%
AP News⁠53%By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN⁠69% MATTHEW PERRONE⁠0%7/15/2026, 6:43:37 PM
Who Is Gabriel Edwards? Navy Commander Missing in Arabian Sea Crash⁠13%
Newsweek⁠34%By Jordan King⁠0%7/8/2026, 7:09:38 AM
A Family Found a Strange Metal Sphere in the Woods. It Started Moving on Its Own—Then the Navy Got Involved.⁠43%
Popular Mechanics⁠33%By Caroline Delbert⁠0%7/6/2026, 6:06:46 PM
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war⁠33%
AP News⁠53%By JON GAMBRELL⁠53% MELANIE LIDMAN⁠0%6/28/2026, 4:32:09 AM
Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz After Iran Attack on Bahrain⁠47%
Newsmax⁠75%6/27/2026, 2:07:55 PM
Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz After Iran Attack on Bahrain⁠36%
Newsmax⁠75%6/27/2026, 2:07:55 PM
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