Topic summary
81%203 analyzed articles/videos191,566 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Foreign Policy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 82,857 hits. Analysis detected 750,926 faulty-reasoning hits from 819,639 analyzed words across 202 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 26% (16,539 of 22,135 topics). This Us Foreign Policy is better (less manipulative) than 74.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510025.3% percentile
1.7% BS Score202 analyzed articles819.6K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.7%9.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 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: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Despite Trump’s announcement of Gaza peace plan, Israel’s increased airstrikes leave dozens dead as region mourns65%
thegrio.com56%By Brandon Caldwell67%8/4/2026, 5:31:39 PM
Oil plunges after US signals progress on Hormuz deal61%
Semafor89%By Brendan Ruberry100%8/4/2026, 3:14:02 PM
America's Missile Stockpile Is Almost Empty — White House Says Everything's Fine94%
Crooks and Liars93%By Conover Kennard95%8/4/2026, 2:45:11 PM
The Gaza “Ceasefire” Farce and the Battle for Michigan65%
Drop Site News13%By Drop Site News9%8/4/2026, 12:12:57 PM
Optimis…20%Negativ…17%Ambigui…10%
Iran War Day 158: Iran and Oman Nearing Hormuz Agreement, Reports Say12%
The American Conservative91%By Harrison Berger79%8/4/2026, 10:50:00 AM
Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback7%
Responsible Statecraft70%By Martin Di Caro0%8/3/2026, 9:05:02 PM
Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again14%
Drop Site News13%By Drop Site News9%8/3/2026, 8:33:29 AM
US Signs Deal To Expand Its Military Presence in Somalia’s Bosaso on the Gulf of Aden34%
News From Antiwar.com91%By Dave DeCamp85%8/3/2026, 6:19:00 AM
Special Treatment for Cuban Refugees Is No More36%
Foreign Policy56%By Julian E. Zelizer53%8/2/2026, 9:01:56 PM
Oil drops over 4% after Trump calls off planned strike on Iran58%
CNBC66%By Lee Ying Shan59%8/2/2026, 4:33:07 PM