Topic summary
51%6 analyzed articles/videos1,576 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense Technology results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 1,212 hits. Analysis detected 7,587 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,628 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 36% (10,004 of 15,472 topics). This Defense Technology is better (less manipulative) than 64.70% of the peer group.
Defense Technology

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510035.3% percentile
2.4% BS Score6 analyzed articles9.6K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 12.6%12.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.2%11.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate