Topic summary
85%537 analyzed articles/videos409,795 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Geopolitics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 171,997 hits. Analysis detected 1,553,816 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,947,640 analyzed words across 536 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 18% (18,625 of 22,664 topics). This Geopolitics is better (less manipulative) than 82.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score536 analyzed articles1.9M 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Vance downplays Netanyahu meeting over Iran war: ‘He didn’t confront me’8%
Washington Examiner84%By Claire Carter49%8/5/2026, 6:08:36 PM
Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down15%
WTOP48%By WTOP Staff42%8/5/2026, 5:36:26 PM
Availab…10%Framing…10%Negativ…52%Hasty G…10%
Russian attacks expose weakness in Ukraine's air defense25%
Cascade PBS71%By Cascade PBS Staff60%8/5/2026, 5:00:55 PM
Trump warns gas prices could rise again: ‘We may have to send it up’30%
Washington Examiner84%By Claire Carter49%8/5/2026, 4:36:51 PM
Framing…3%Self-Se…5%Hasty G…2%
Trump’s Cherry-Picked Inflation Boast2%
FactCheck.org4%By D'Angelo Gore7%8/5/2026, 2:30:13 PM
Putin is Running Out of Troops23%
Persuasion49%By Kathryn Stoner8/5/2026, 1:15:34 PM
Hindsig…8%Framing…20%Optimis…13%Recency…7%
Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says14%
The Guardian90%By Andrew Roth93%8/5/2026, 12:31:03 PM
Strategic Attack on Iran: Airpower’s Promises, Limits, and Lessons2%
Just Security0%By Michael Schmitt0%8/5/2026, 6:14:58 AM
US’ 7,900-ton nuclear-powered submarine returns after 41,400-mile Europe mission7%
Interesting Engineering73%By Sujita Sinha32%8/5/2026, 6:08:45 AM
Russia Hunts Ukrainians in ‘Drone Safaris’ As 17 Killed in Huge Kyiv Strike34%
Newsweek59%By Ellie Cook46%8/5/2026, 5:35:17 AM