Speaker summary
⁠28%9 analyzed articles/videos355.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iranian state TV results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 69 hits. Analysis detected 390.226 faulty-reasoning hits from 355.333 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (27,808 of 28,364 speakers). This Iranian state TV is better (less manipulative) than 98.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.0% percentile
4.5% BS Score9 analyzed videos355.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.1%4.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 1.8%1.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US military launches new airstrikes to punish Iran for deaths of US troops⁠64%
Boston.com⁠19%By Associated Press⁠60%7/18/2026, 3:52:22 PM
Iran says it is suspending commitments to interim deal with US as the two exchange attacks⁠36%
Las Vegas Review-Journal⁠62%By Associated Press⁠60%7/18/2026, 7:14:56 AM
Dispute Whether Hormuz Is Open Intensifies As Ships Continue Transiting⁠37%
ZeroHedge⁠72%By Tyler Durden⁠63%7/13/2026, 5:05:00 AM
U.S.-Iran Latest: Tehran says diplomacy continues amid ongoing attacks over control of Strait of Hormuz⁠41%
CBS News⁠19%By Duarte Dias⁠27%7/13/2026, 1:51:00 AM
British military says second ship hit in Strait of Hormuz⁠13%
AP News⁠53%By Jon Gambrell⁠54%7/6/2026, 6:12:41 PM
US, Iran Report Progress in Separate Qatar Talks⁠20%
Newsmax⁠75%By JON GAMBRELL⁠54%7/1/2026, 2:44:51 PM
Trump Insists on Red Lines as Iran Deal Still Elusive⁠33%
Newsmax⁠75%By AFP teams in Washington⁠0% Tehran⁠0% Dubai⁠58% Beirut⁠0%5/29/2026, 4:53:26 PM
Iran Targets American Air Base, US Downs Iranian Attack Drones⁠29%
Newsmax⁠75%By Jana Choukeir⁠0% Enas Alashray⁠0% Phil Stewart⁠0%5/28/2026, 5:34:06 AM
US strikes Iranian targets after drone threat in Hormuz | Live Updates⁠18%
FOX News⁠89%By Eric Mack⁠0% Bonny Chu⁠58%5/27/2026, 3:34:26 AM