Topic summary
37% 8 analyzed articles/videos 11,039 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense & Security results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 3,695 hits . Analysis detected 34,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,760 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,823 of 15,785 topics). This Defense & Security is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group. Defense & Security
Topic details
Total words: 48,760
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.1% percentile 1.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles48.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.6% 7.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% 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: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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