Topic summary
42%7 analyzed articles/videos5,731 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Missile Defense results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 2,253 hits. Analysis detected 20,708 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,546 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,014 of 16,106 topics). This Missile Defense is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles34.5K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US ally’s integrated air, missile defense Achilles Shield set to bolster multi-layered defensive architecture71%
Interesting Engineering62%By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra74%7/25/2026, 1:00:35 AM
Six dead as Kyiv hit by largest ballistic missile attack of war with interceptor stock low85%
Washington Examiner73%By Brady Knox49%7/19/2026, 4:40:02 PM
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Ars Technica24%By Stephen Clark12%7/17/2026, 7:19:42 PM
Ukraine Downs Five Russian Ballistic Missiles As Kyiv Pushes European Defense Shield24%
Worthy Christian News0%By Worthy News Staff0%7/15/2026, 7:28:11 PM
Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses44%
Chattanooga Times Free Press17%By ILLIA NOVIKOV24% Associated Press60%7/15/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Lieutenant General Frank Lozano15%
CSIS Events34%7/14/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Ukraine Intercepts Russian Ballistic Missiles17%
Breitbart82%By Breitbart London0%7/14/2026, 10:48:10 AM
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Rescues Officer From Downed Fighter Jet in Iran, Trump Says54%
The New York Times0%By Greg Jaffe0% Helene Cooper0% Yan Zhuang0% Aaron Boxerman0% Eric Schmitt0% Isabel Kershner0% Gabby Sobelman0% Erika Solomon0% Sanam Mahoozi0% Reham Mourshed0% Nicholas Kulish0% Julian E. Barnes0% Shirin Hakim0% Farnaz Fassihi0% Mika Gröndahl0% Lily Boyce0% Thomas Gibbons-Neff0% Stephen Castle0%4/5/2026, 6:37:01 AM