Topic summary
42% 7 analyzed articles/videos 5,731 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. Missile Defense
Topic details
Total words: 34,546
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.8% percentile 1.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles34.5K 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 4.0% 4.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 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 Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst