Speaker summary
35%22 analyzed articles/videos1,472.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Esmail Baghaei results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 219 hits. Analysis detected 2,053.021 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,472.333 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 2% (28,061 of 28,364 speakers). This Esmail Baghaei is better (less manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.1% percentile
3.5% BS Score22 analyzed videos1.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 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: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.6%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

U.S. launches new strikes on Iran while Tehran mocks Trump’s reversal on charging for Hormuz transits — ‘20% is of course too much. We will be fair’29%
Fortune54%By Jon Gambrell54% Konstantin Toropin68% Will Weissert53% The Associated Press63%7/13/2026, 11:07:05 PM
Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage20%
The Mercury News22%By Associated Press60%7/13/2026, 11:16:22 AM
Trump threatens Iran after Khamenei’s funeral saw open calls for his killing38%
BostonGlobe.com29%By JON GAMBRELL54% MICHELLE L. PRICE47% WILL WEISSERT53%7/11/2026, 4:04:50 AM
US, Iran send delegations to Qatar on Tuesday as Tehran denies direct peace talks are scheduled5%
Fox News89%By Eric Mack0%6/30/2026, 10:40:58 AM
US and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks8%
AP News53%By JON GAMBRELL54% JOSH BOAK55%6/29/2026, 8:21:11 AM
Blame the War, Not the Peace Deal, for Iran’s Leverage60%
The American Conservative86%By Ted Snider0%6/27/2026, 4:03:00 AM
Vance, Iranians in Switzerland to Work on Deal's Details45%
Newsmax75%By The Associated Press63%6/21/2026, 10:37:50 AM
Vance Leaves for Iran Talks; Trump Threatens Strait Tolls33%
Newsmax75%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% BASSEM MROUE0% MUNIR AHMED0%6/20/2026, 9:10:55 PM
Fighting persists in Lebanon despite a ceasefire as U.S.-Iran deal is under threat22%
NPR84%By The Associated Press63%6/20/2026, 10:02:05 AM
Fighting persists in Lebanon despite a ceasefire as U.S.-Iran deal is under threat33%
KUOW Public Radio73%By The Associated Press63%6/20/2026, 10:02:05 AM