Speaker summary
⁠38%8 analyzed articles/videos325.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iran’s Revolutionary Guard results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Confirmation Bias, and Fundamental Attribution Error, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 90 hits. Analysis detected 858 faulty-reasoning hits from 325.5 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (25,325 of 28,364 speakers). This Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
9.7% BS Score8 analyzed videos325.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.0%13.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 8.1%8.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 12.3%12.3%

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: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 7.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 0.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 3.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates⁠45%
WSVN⁠55%By Rubén Rosario⁠60%7/24/2026, 11:53:39 AM
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports⁠54%
San Diego Union-Tribune⁠86%By Associated Press⁠60%7/24/2026, 11:12:20 AM
Iran says tankers exploded from Hormuz mines as U.S. strikes continue⁠79%
The Japan Times⁠67%By No Author⁠44%7/17/2026, 11:58:00 PM
Iran war live: Trump says Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for slow negotiations⁠77%
Al Jazeera⁠59%By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours⁠0% Stephen Quillen⁠0%6/10/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Middle East crisis live: Israel says it has struck targets in central and western Iran⁠26%
The Guardian⁠81%By Marina Dunbar⁠24% Yohannes Lowe⁠0% Nadeem Badshah⁠0% Adam Fulton⁠0%6/8/2026, 1:57:54 AM
Iran Launches Missiles at Israel in First Attack Amid Ceasefire⁠25%
Newsmax⁠75%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB⁠0% HASSAN AMMAR⁠0% SAMY MAGDY⁠45% MELANIE LIDMAN⁠0%6/7/2026, 9:04:55 PM
Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait intercepted⁠45%
AP News⁠53%By SAMY MAGDY⁠45% MICHELLE L. PRICE⁠47%6/6/2026, 8:10:26 AM
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks⁠27%
AP News⁠53%By AAMER MADHANI⁠69% JON GAMBRELL⁠54% MICHELLE L. PRICE⁠47% SAM METZ⁠0%5/28/2026, 3:22:55 AM