New York Post90%
Pentagon identifies third US soldier killed in weekend attack by Iran 17%
By Samuel Chamberlain61%
7/21/2026, 12:52:06 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 29.9% saturation with 41 hits. Analysis detected 189 faulty-reasoning hits from 137 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 33.1% and a BS Rank of 17% (16,560 of 19,892 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the article peer group.
An American soldier killed while destroying a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq Sunday has been identified, according to the Pentagon.
Sgt.
Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, NC, died as a result of a mishap during a controlled detonation at Erbil Air Base.
Swinton is one of three US forces confirmed to have died over the weekend as a result of the intesnsifying war with Iran.
On Monday, the War Department identified Pvt.
Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and First Lt.
Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, as victims of a July 17 Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in eastern Jordan.
The American death toll since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28 stands at 17 service members.
Confirmation Bias
16.8%Confirmation Bias
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16.8%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
3.5%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
13.1%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
16.8%Framing Effect
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16.8%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
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Negativity Bias
29.9%Negativity Bias
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29.9%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
8.4%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
16.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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16.8%AuthorSamuel Chamberlain
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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137 words analyzed.
Analysis
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