Topic summary
74%11 analyzed articles/videos8,686 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 12.6% saturation with 4,352 hits. Analysis detected 34,998 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,524 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 36% (15,891 of 24,545 topics). This Pete Hegseth is better (less manipulative) than 64.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510035.3% percentile
1.9% BS Score11 analyzed articles34.5K 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 9.4%9.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Frustrated Trump Reportedly Demanded Hegseth Explain Weapons Shortages Amid Iran War69%
Mediaite83%By Michael Luciano75%8/5/2026, 5:53:42 PM
US and Israel Military Integration: What NDAA Vote Does and Does Not Do16%
Newsweek61%By Ellie Cook50%7/23/2026, 5:14:39 AM
Hegseth Firings of Generals Draw Bipartisan Concern, Calls for Limits64%
Newsweek61%By Steve Mollman64%6/28/2026, 4:44:18 PM
Flu outbreak at Texas Air Force base nears 300 cases amid change to vaccine policy by Hegseth59%
The Independent82%By Owen Scott59%6/26/2026, 4:51:30 AM
Pentagon makes third drop of UFO files including fresh details on unexplained ‘orbs’83%
The Independent82%By Ariana Baio0%6/12/2026, 5:50:10 AM
Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France83%
AP News72%6/6/2026, 8:08:56 AM
Poland seeks answers after Pentagon scraps planned US armored brigade rotation36%
Fox News94%By Efrat Lachter93% Morgan Phillips91%5/19/2026, 3:00:21 AM
Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: report92%
The Independent82%By Alex Lang0%5/3/2026, 5:02:41 PM
Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again
The Guardian90%By Bill McKibben90%4/26/2026, 6:00:16 AM
For Trump, Resuming Combat in Iran Would Be Risky, Even if Cease-Fire Expires90%
The New York Times72%By David E. Sanger0%4/8/2026, 10:43:03 AM