Topic summary
41%30 analyzed articles/videos18,589 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Russia results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 8,681 hits. Analysis detected 77,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 94,031 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (14,008 of 15,447 topics). This Russia is better (less manipulative) than 90.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score29 analyzed articles94K 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Russia Labels Libertarian Party a 'Foreign Agent,' Effectively Ending Its Political Activity40%
Reason.com38%By Jeremiah Alondra52%7/22/2026, 8:40:40 PM
Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital29%
OPB3%By The Associated Press65%7/19/2026, 3:07:21 PM
Trump's Pernicious Threat to Impose Tariffs on Canada in Response to Wildfires77%
Reason.com38%By Ilya Somin91%7/18/2026, 9:24:15 PM
Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Eight killed’ in drone strike on warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer72%
The Independent66%By Arpan Rai52% Nicole Wootton-Cane79%7/18/2026, 12:53:30 PM
Ukrainian drones hit sites across Russia, killing 9, wounding over 8045%
ABC News18%By The Associated Press65%7/18/2026, 8:56:17 AM
Zelensky’s Cabinet Reshuffle Sparks Public Outcry in Ukraine46%
Foreign Policy29%By Alexandra Sharp21%7/16/2026, 8:51:49 PM
‘We weren’t at fault’: British yacht couple bristle at ‘armchair sailors’ and Russian denials69%
The Guardian80%By Steven Morris90%7/16/2026, 1:00:39 PM
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle62%
Jefferson Public Radio92%By Joanna Kakissis44%7/16/2026, 12:33:00 PM
Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses43%
Chattanooga Times Free Press0%By ILLIA NOVIKOV23% Associated Press60%7/15/2026, 3:00:00 AM
The ‘navalization’ of economic warfare sees trade routes become zones of force rather than rules35%
The Conversation0%By John Calabrese0%7/6/2026, 12:07:24 PM