Topic summary
⁠47%18 analyzed articles/videos9,202 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense Spending results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 6,633 hits. Analysis detected 52,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,904 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (13,442 of 15,701 topics). This Defense Spending is better (less manipulative) than 85.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.4% percentile
1.7% BS Score18 analyzed articles56.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.7%11.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 11.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration ā€œDangerous.ā€ The House Passed It Anyway.⁠19%
The Intercept⁠82%By Austin Campbell⁠62%7/22/2026, 10:13:33 PM
A Key House Dem Breaks Down the White House’s ā€˜Unfathomable’ Iran War Funding Requests⁠55%
Talking Points Memo⁠89%By Hunter Walker⁠75%7/22/2026, 9:15:38 PM
House votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill⁠30%
AP News⁠53%By KEVIN FREKING⁠37%7/22/2026, 8:41:06 PM
America’s Trillion-Dollar Failure⁠80%
Foreign Affairs⁠46%By Ro Khanna⁠0%7/17/2026, 4:00:00 AM
$95B GOP plan targets defense, aid⁠55%
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette⁠25%By KEVIN FREKING⁠37% LISA MASCARO The Associated Press⁠0%7/16/2026, 8:13:00 AM
Trump says US rebuilding military as Iran's IRGC loses 90% of weapons capability⁠66%
Fox Business⁠91%By Bonny Chu⁠57% Edward Lawrence⁠88%7/15/2026, 10:49:47 PM
Johnson unveils $95 billion plan for defense spending and Trump’s elections overhaul⁠66%
WISN⁠0%By Sarah Ferris⁠0% Lauren Fox⁠0% CNN⁠34%7/15/2026, 7:30:00 PM
House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections⁠26%
Associated Press⁠38%By KEVIN FREKING⁠37% LISA MASCARO⁠53%7/15/2026, 2:45:15 PM
McConnell’s absence could jeopardize Republicans’ defense spending agenda as the Iran war escalates⁠49%
Fortune⁠54%By Sasha Rogelberg⁠54%7/13/2026, 10:34:01 PM
Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey⁠50%
AP News⁠53%By LORNE COOK⁠0% SEUNG MIN KIM⁠55%7/8/2026, 2:56:49 AM