Topic summary
25%12 analyzed articles/videos4,670 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U S Military results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 2,383 hits. Analysis detected 18,566 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,334 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,916 of 15,689 topics). This U S Military is better (less manipulative) than 95.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score11 analyzed articles30.3K 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 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says21%
Houston Public Media12%By Associated Press60%7/20/2026, 9:44:45 PM
List of Democrats Voting Against Cut to Israel Aid as Base Turns on Ally8%
Newsweek32%By Mandy Taheri0%7/15/2026, 9:33:48 PM
Why US Bases in the Persian Gulf Are Doomed54%
Newsweek32%By Tom O'Connor51%6/29/2026, 7:26:43 PM
Second Ship Hit in Hormuz Strait After Trump Slams ‘Foolish’ Attack11%
Newsweek32%By Ellie Cook25% Gabe Whisnant19% Steve Mollman41%6/26/2026, 11:29:05 AM
Pentagon restores U.S. military’s Pacific Command moniker, dropping ‘Indo’41%
The Japan Times66%By Jesse Johnson75%6/17/2026, 4:53:00 AM
U.S. attacks missile sites in Iran, despite ceasefire3%
The Japan Times66%By No Author44%5/26/2026, 12:28:00 AM
U.S. soldier in Japan sent to prosecutors over sexual assault1%
The Japan Times66%By No Author44%5/23/2026, 7:25:00 AM
North Korea’s Ukraine war lessons reshaping calculus on Korean Peninsula72%
The Japan Times66%By Gabriel Dominguez0%4/29/2026, 4:15:00 AM
Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector94%
The Japan Times66%By Gabriel Dominguez0%4/26/2026, 12:36:00 AM
DOJ charges U.S. Special Forces soldier for insider trading after $400K win on Maduro raid29%
One America News Network0%By Lillian Mann0%4/23/2026, 8:39:26 PM