Topic summary
62%109 analyzed articles/videos57,214 analyzed words
BS Summary: These National Security results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 31,102 hits. Analysis detected 315,975 faulty-reasoning hits from 312,927 analyzed words across 109 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (12,832 of 15,752 topics). This National Security is better (less manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group.
National Security

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score109 analyzed articles312.9K 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 9.9%9.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate