Topic summary
95%30 analyzed articles/videos6,983 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Japan results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Availability Heuristic, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 3,829 hits. Analysis detected 32,491 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,525 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 54% (11,585 of 24,718 topics). This Japan is worse (more manipulative) than 53.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510053.1% percentile
2.5% BS Score30 analyzed articles27.5K 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 12.4%12.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 12.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives4%
Yahoo News54%By Kelly Ng0%8/10/2026, 12:23:58 AM
More than a boundary: Why Japan-Philippines maritime talks matter for China92%
The Japan Times81%By Gabriel Dominguez98%6/29/2026, 9:10:00 PM
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way38%
The Japan Times81%By Mai Yoshikawa77%6/28/2026, 3:00:00 PM
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered34%
AP News73%By Mari Yamaguchi53%6/24/2026, 3:55:00 PM
8 crested ibises released in Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan38%
AP News73%By MARI YAMAGUCHI53%5/31/2026, 10:48:20 PM
Fifth high school boy arrested in Tochigi robbery-murder case14%
The Japan Times81%By JIJI0%5/30/2026, 1:04:00 AM
Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns76%
The Japan Times81%By Gabriel Dominguez98% Jesse Johnson89%5/28/2026, 3:38:00 AM
WTO chief urges Japan to lead the charge in reforming its rules23%
The Japan Times81%By No Author61%5/19/2026, 8:12:00 PM
Framing…30%Unattri…34%
Trump gives Takaichi ‘detailed explanation’ of talks with China’s Xi33%
The Japan Times81%By Jesse Johnson89%5/15/2026, 5:14:00 AM
LDP approves government proposal to revise retrial system56%
The Japan Times81%By Kanako Takahara68%5/13/2026, 11:47:00 PM