Topic summary
⁠65%1 analyzed article/video416 analyzed words
BS Summary: These National Defense results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Right Leaning Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 260 hits. Analysis detected 1,900 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,664 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,272 of 16,562 topics). This National Defense is worse (more manipulative) than 74.20% of the peer group.
National Defense
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,664
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510074.2% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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 3.5%3.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 14.2%14.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 15.6%15.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 11.7%11.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 15.6%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 14.2%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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