Topic summary
46%10 analyzed articles/videos8,277 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pete Hegseth results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 4,085 hits. Analysis detected 33,078 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,129 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (12,185 of 15,326 topics). This Pete Hegseth is better (less manipulative) than 79.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles32.1K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.7%12.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US and Israel Military Integration: What NDAA Vote Does and Does Not Do14%
Newsweek32%By Ellie Cook25%7/23/2026, 12:14:39 PM
Hegseth Firings of Generals Draw Bipartisan Concern, Calls for Limits50%
Newsweek32%By Steve Mollman41%6/28/2026, 11:44:18 PM
Flu outbreak at Texas Air Force base nears 300 cases amid change to vaccine policy by Hegseth43%
The Independent66%By Owen Scott0%6/26/2026, 11:51:30 AM
Pentagon makes third drop of UFO files including fresh details on unexplained ‘orbs’74%
The Independent66%By Ariana Baio0%6/12/2026, 12:50:10 PM
Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France74%
AP News52%6/6/2026, 3:08:56 PM
Poland seeks answers after Pentagon scraps planned US armored brigade rotation21%
Fox News88%By Efrat Lachter0% Morgan Phillips0%5/19/2026, 10:00:21 AM
Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: report87%
The Independent66%By Alex Lang0%5/4/2026, 12:02:41 AM
Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again
The Guardian80%By Bill McKibben0%4/26/2026, 1:00:16 PM
For Trump, Resuming Combat in Iran Would Be Risky, Even if Cease-Fire Expires84%
The New York Times0%By David E. Sanger0%4/8/2026, 5:43:03 PM
Inside Iran’s military: missiles, militias and a force built for survival26%
Fox News88%By Efrat Lachter0%3/28/2026, 10:00:51 AM