Topic summary
83% 1 analyzed article/video 251 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle East Program results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Overconfidence Bias , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 213 hits . Analysis detected 1,582 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,004 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of 88% (2,112 of 16,562 topics). This Middle East Program is worse (more manipulative) than 87.30% of the peer group. Middle East Program
Topic details
Total words: 1,004
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
87% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 87.3% percentile 7.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 21.2% 21.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 15.6% 15.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 17.3% 17.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 18.0% 18.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 14.9% 14.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.9% 1.9% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Topic 7.0% 7.0% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 8.2% 8.2% 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 14.9%, sitewide 26.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 21.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1% Indoctrination: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 3.7% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% False Dilemma: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.8% Circular Reasoning: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
CSIS 36% 7/13/2026, 8:13:20 PM