Topic summary
57%663 analyzed articles/videos292,661 analyzed words
BS Summary: These International Relations results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 172,523 hits. Analysis detected 1,544,323 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,636,048 analyzed words across 661 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 15% (14,068 of 16,559 topics). This International Relations is better (less manipulative) than 85.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score661 analyzed articles1.6M 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 9.3%9.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran reports no new US strikes as tensions remain high83%
The Boston Globe29%By SAMY MAGDY45% GIOVANVANNA DELL'ORTO97%7/25/2026, 10:43:55 AM
UN chief urges international community to back Syrians during visit to Damascus53%
ABC News22%By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press0%7/25/2026, 10:33:40 AM
Will The Real Supreme Leader Please Stand Up? (If He Can)42%
Newsweek36%By David Averre38%7/25/2026, 9:00:00 AM
US ally’s integrated air, missile defense Achilles Shield set to bolster multi-layered defensive architecture71%
Interesting Engineering62%By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra73%7/25/2026, 1:00:35 AM
Russian warplane violates Japanese airspace over islets claimed by Tokyo34%
The Japan Times67%By No Author44%7/24/2026, 11:49:00 PM
Trump seethes as Iran war spirals anew with no end in sight97%
The Japan Times67%By No Author44%7/24/2026, 11:47:00 PM
U.S. military intentionally allowing some Iranian projectiles through defenses74%
NBC News35%By NBCNews.com21%7/24/2026, 10:52:24 PM
How Trump upended the Saudi nuclear deal less than 24 hours after its signing34%
Yahoo News39%By Kevin Liptak38% Kristen Holmes38% Davis Winkie38% CNN29%7/24/2026, 8:43:18 PM
Canada's Doug Ford on Trump trade war: "When someone comes up and punches you in the face ... you have to stand up"45%
CBS News19%By Kathryn Watson33%7/24/2026, 8:10:52 PM
Trump’s Tariff Sham72%
The American Prospect68%By Robert Kuttner81%7/24/2026, 7:00:28 PM