Topic summary
45%6 analyzed articles/videos10,748 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle East And North Africa results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 4,686 hits. Analysis detected 36,719 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,992 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,724 of 15,414 topics). This Middle East And North Africa is better (less manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score6 analyzed articles43K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate