Publication summary
48% 31 analyzed articles/videos 52,621 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Foreign Affairs results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Indoctrination , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 17,255 hits . Analysis detected 197,630 faulty-reasoning hits from 252,986 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 27% (279 of 379 publications). This Foreign Affairs is better (less manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 252,986
Article count: 31
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
27% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.5% percentile 1.4% BS Score31 analyzed articles253K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 5.0%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.5% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst