Topic summary
⁠68%2 analyzed articles/videos1,060 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mideast results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Overconfidence Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 511 hits. Analysis detected 4,230 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,405 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (7,869 of 16,562 topics). This Mideast is worse (more manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,405
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510052.5% percentile
3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.4K 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 8.1%8.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 9.4%9.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.6%11.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%

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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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