Topic summary
63%11 analyzed articles/videos16,684 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense & Security results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Indoctrination, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 4,372 hits. Analysis detected 46,640 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,728 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 13% (21,373 of 24,576 topics). This Defense & Security is better (less manipulative) than 87.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510013.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score11 analyzed articles71.7K 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 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How to actually share America’s defense burden with allies20%
Brookings51%By Alexander Noyes Jesse R. Humpal8/5/2026, 9:29:25 AM
The national security implications of building frontier AI data centers overseas21%
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Why can't the United States end allies' wars?46%
Brookings51%By Dafna H. Rand59%7/27/2026, 1:00:09 AM
The DRC at a crossroads: Presidential succession and conflict in the east57%
Brookings51%7/21/2026, 8:32:47 AM
The Future of AI-Driven Cyber Defense81%
CSIS51%7/15/2026, 2:30:00 AM
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Lieutenant General Frank Lozano29%
CSIS Events51%7/14/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Who holds the advantage? Three perspectives on the US-China military balance58%
Brookings51%By John Culver72% Bruce Jones53% Michael E. O'Hanlon79%7/14/2026, 6:18:43 AM
A fractured front? Inside the Ankara NATO summit45%
Brookings51%By Aslı Aydıntaşbaş47% Mara Karlin66% Thomas Wright45%7/10/2026, 3:03:27 AM
How do rural communities fit into FEMA’s disaster response and recovery?20%
Brookings51%By Anthony F. Pipa28%7/9/2026, 2:30:19 AM
The future of security assistance75%
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