Topic summary
70%19 analyzed articles/videos25,452 analyzed words
BS Summary: These International Affairs results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 9,192 hits. Analysis detected 99,244 faulty-reasoning hits from 122,001 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,089 of 15,359 topics). This International Affairs is better (less manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group.
International Affairs

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score19 analyzed articles122K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate