Publication summary
63% 48 analyzed articles/videos 103,311 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Foreign Affairs results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Indoctrination , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 24,718 hits . Analysis detected 275,970 faulty-reasoning hits from 445,346 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 32% (377 of 553 publications). This Foreign Affairs is better (less manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 445,346
Article count: 48
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.9% percentile 1.1% BS Score48 analyzed articles445.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst