Topic summary
27%10 analyzed articles/videos7,857 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Military Spending results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 3,266 hits. Analysis detected 25,364 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,586 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,117 of 15,769 topics). This Military Spending is better (less manipulative) than 89.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles31.6K 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 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.0%10.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.3%10.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Reconciling with Inaction55%
The American Prospect64%By David Dayen57%7/23/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Smotrich Says US Fighting Iran as Israel Sits Back Is “Best for Us”87%
Truthout75%By Sharon Zhang80%7/22/2026, 7:18:15 PM
The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities10%
AP News53%By The Associated Press64%7/22/2026, 1:04:17 PM
Pete Hegseth Gives Suspiciously Low Estimate of Total Cost of Iran War60%
The New Republic71%By Sophie Jager0%7/21/2026, 8:54:35 PM
Over 100 Democrats Join Thomas Massie in Voting To Cut $3.3 Billion in Military Aid to Israel61%
News From Antiwar.com0%By Dave DeCamp0%7/15/2026, 9:57:00 PM
Trump to address defense technology gathering as the Iran war has reduced US weapon stocks43%
AP News53%By Will Weissert52%7/15/2026, 4:01:48 AM
NATO set to unveil billions in arms deals to prove its firepower to Trump27%
ABC News19%By LORNE COOK Associated Press0% SUZAN FRASER Associated Press0% ABSEWELL Associated Press0% SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press0%7/7/2026, 5:04:53 AM
NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing53%
AP News53%By LORNE COOK0%7/5/2026, 5:07:53 AM
GOP buckles over Iran, and Democrats need to buck convention91%
Daily Kos85%By Daily Kos Staff96%6/25/2026, 11:00:00 PM
Pentagon chief’s review appears out of step with what NATO allies are already doing26%
AP News53%By LORNE COOK0%6/19/2026, 10:46:59 AM