Topic summary
60%15 analyzed articles/videos10,062 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Military Spending results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 4,515 hits. Analysis detected 35,865 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,246 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 19% (18,716 of 22,977 topics). This Military Spending is better (less manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score15 analyzed articles47.2K 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 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

As questions intensify over U.S. weapons shortfalls, Trump trips over his contradictions26%
MS NOW98%By Steve Benen99%8/6/2026, 6:04:24 AM
Trump to Leakers: We Have Plenty of Missiles, but Your Supply of Freedom Is About to Dwindle30%
RedState95%By Teri Christoph93%8/6/2026, 1:39:02 AM
Navy retiring USS Fort Worth halfway through lifespan50%
Responsible Statecraft74%By Stavroula Pabst93%7/31/2026, 12:53:26 PM
Lockheed Martin Scores $58.6 Billion Patriot Contract as It Continues To Cash in on Iran War70%
News From Antiwar.com90%By Dave DeCamp85%7/30/2026, 10:22:00 AM
Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress73%
The Guardian90%By Chris Stein85%7/26/2026, 3:00:09 AM
Reconciling with Inaction56%
The American Prospect45%By David Dayen30%7/23/2026, 2:30:00 AM
Smotrich Says US Fighting Iran as Israel Sits Back Is “Best for Us”81%
Truthout85%By Sharon Zhang89%7/22/2026, 12:18:15 PM
The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities10%
AP News71%By The Associated Press73%7/22/2026, 6:04:17 AM
Pete Hegseth Gives Suspiciously Low Estimate of Total Cost of Iran War55%
The New Republic75%By Sophie Jager82%7/21/2026, 1:54:35 PM
Over 100 Democrats Join Thomas Massie in Voting To Cut $3.3 Billion in Military Aid to Israel71%
News From Antiwar.com90%By Dave DeCamp85%7/15/2026, 2:57:00 PM