Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video806 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle-East results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 601 hits. Analysis detected 4,568 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,224 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of 75% (4,037 of 15,855 topics). This Middle-East is worse (more manipulative) than 74.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.5% percentile
4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 11.2%11.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 16.5%16.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 9.1%9.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 8.3%8.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 10.7%10.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 9.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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