Speaker summary
⁠29%8 analyzed articles/videos221.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Russian Defense Ministry results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Actor-Observer Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 24.5% saturation with 95 hits. Analysis detected 422 faulty-reasoning hits from 221.667 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (22,912 of 28,364 speakers). This Russian Defense Ministry is better (less manipulative) than 80.80% of the peer group.
Russian Defense Ministry

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

19% percentile
025507510019.2% percentile
13.6% BS Score8 analyzed videos221.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 24.5%24.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.5%8.5%

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: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 24.5%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 5.3%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 0.6%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 3.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Ukrainian drones hit sites across Russia, killing 9, wounding over 80⁠45%
ABC News⁠22%By The Associated Press⁠63%7/18/2026, 1:56:17 AM
A top EU official pledges military support for Ukraine’s sovereignty against Russia’s invasion⁠25%
WTOP⁠32%By WTOP Staff⁠29%7/15/2026, 5:43:52 AM
Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses⁠44%
Chattanooga Times Free Press⁠18%By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press⁠60%7/14/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Ukraine Intercepts Russian Ballistic Missiles⁠17%
Breitbart⁠81%By Breitbart London⁠0%7/14/2026, 3:48:10 AM
Ukraine Intercepts Russian Ballistic Missiles⁠30%
Breitbart⁠81%By Breitbart London⁠0%7/14/2026, 3:48:10 AM
Russia lands heavy strikes on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 21⁠40%
AP News⁠53%By Hanna Arhirova⁠65% Illia Novikov⁠24%7/1/2026, 6:30:12 PM
With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war⁠46%
AP News⁠53%By The Associated Press⁠63%5/28/2026, 11:03:12 PM