Topic summary
43%39 analyzed articles/videos29,758 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ukraine results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 12,280 hits. Analysis detected 108,049 faulty-reasoning hits from 126,981 analyzed words across 39 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,674 of 16,559 topics). This Ukraine is better (less manipulative) than 88.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score39 analyzed articles127K 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 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Ukraine’s Cardboard Maidan Shows That the People Still Matter48%
Foreign Policy32%By Ani Chkhikvadze75%7/24/2026, 7:41:55 PM
Is Cuba Trump’s Next Target?41%
Foreign Policy32%By John Haltiwanger22% Rishi Iyengar27%7/23/2026, 10:06:48 PM
Mykhailo Drapatyi: Ukrainians hope new commander will end army’s ‘Soviet culture’68%
The Guardian81%By Pjotr Sauer78%7/22/2026, 5:48:02 PM
Zelensky’s Week From Hell Exposes Ukraine’s Struggle for Democracy65%
Newsweek36%By David Averre38%7/22/2026, 11:49:50 AM
Zelensky Replaces Ukrainian Military Chief49%
The American Conservative86%By Joseph Addington39%7/21/2026, 9:09:15 PM
Ukraine’s army chief expected to lose job after week of protests over sacking of defence minister78%
The Independent68%By Alex Croft76%7/21/2026, 12:44:41 PM
Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister in latest high-level diplomacy40%
The Independent45%By Kim Tong-Hyung23%7/21/2026, 12:15:08 AM
Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital30%
OPB4%By The Associated Press63%7/19/2026, 3:07:21 PM
Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Eight killed’ in drone strike on warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer73%
The Independent68%By Arpan Rai53% Nicole Wootton-Cane79%7/18/2026, 12:53:30 PM
Ukrainian drones hit sites across Russia, killing 9, wounding over 8045%
ABC News22%By The Associated Press63%7/18/2026, 8:56:17 AM