Topic summary
⁠86%1 analyzed article/video672 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United States Department Of Defense results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 41.4% saturation with 835 hits. Analysis detected 3,280 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,016 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (2,908 of 15,806 topics). This United States Department Of Defense is worse (more manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
United States Department Of Defense
Topic details
Total words: 2,016
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

82% percentile
025507510081.6% percentile
6.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 41.4%41.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.8%16.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 26.2%26.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 11.0%11.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 41.4%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 26.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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