Topic summary
66%12 analyzed articles/videos7,257 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Latin America results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 4,024 hits. Analysis detected 27,958 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,472 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 33% (16,050 of 23,769 topics). This Latin America is better (less manipulative) than 67.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510032.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score12 analyzed articles31.5K 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 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.8%12.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

U.S. Military Boat Strikes in Latin America Are Shrouded in Secrecy5%
Foreign Policy55%By Catherine Osborn32%7/31/2026, 5:00:11 AM
‘Miracle’: Trapped man rescued eight days after Venezuela earthquakes49%
Al Jazeera77%By Al Jazeera Staff70%7/2/2026, 11:12:54 AM
In killing gang leader, Trump brings war-on-terror tactics to Latin America86%
The Washington Post97%By Terrence McCoy0%6/20/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Former Supreme Court justice becomes Canada's governor general, representing King Charles III24%
AP News72%By ROB GILLIES47%6/8/2026, 9:11:40 AM
Rubio: 2 Brazilian gangs now designated as terrorist organizations88%
One America News Network96%By Jenna Lee81%5/29/2026, 11:54:10 AM
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Supercharges Violence in the Americas90%
The Intercept85%By Nick Turse80%5/27/2026, 1:00:00 AM
What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro54%
AP News72%By DAVE COLLINS45% GENE JOHNSON38%5/20/2026, 3:14:26 PM
Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space9%
AP News72%By MEGAN JANETSKY0%5/1/2026, 6:11:34 AM
Colombians are divided over the fate of hippos linked to Pablo Escobar89%
AP News72%By ASTRID SUÁREZ0%4/29/2026, 2:21:12 AM
U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say66%
The Intercept85%By Nick Turse80%4/21/2026, 10:26:20 AM