Topic summary
0%7 analyzed articles/videos354 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mideast Conflict results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 34% saturation with 774 hits. Analysis detected 4,671 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,276 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.6% and a BS Rank of 87% (2,023 of 15,359 topics). This Mideast Conflict is worse (more manipulative) than 86.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

87% percentile
025507510086.8% percentile
7.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles2.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.4%18.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 12.0%12.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 14.8%14.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 27.8%27.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.8%8.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 34.0%34.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.1%10.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.4%9.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.2%5.2%

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 34.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 27.8%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.1%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%Recency Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.7%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 4.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate