Topic summary
56%38 analyzed articles/videos33,799 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Energy Security results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 13,626 hits. Analysis detected 108,607 faulty-reasoning hits from 134,029 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,008 of 15,372 topics). This Energy Security is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score37 analyzed articles134K 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 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure63%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff31%7/23/2026, 12:39:48 AM
Exclusive — Cyprus Energy Minister: Trump’s ‘Energy Security’ Engagement ‘Vital’ to Future of West79%
Breitbart83%By Matthew Boyle69%7/22/2026, 2:25:51 PM
US and Iran attacks rage as officials question whether diplomacy can stop march toward war resuming58%
WSVN53%By Rubén Rosario55%7/22/2026, 9:29:30 AM
Russian attacks kill 6 in Kyiv and other cities and expose gaps in Ukraine’s air defenses23%
WSVN53%By Jayme Berezdivin47%7/19/2026, 2:47:08 PM
Iran hits US allies as Israel warns missiles headed for Jordan could land on its territory44%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff31%7/19/2026, 12:45:47 PM
US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage36%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff31%7/18/2026, 12:52:49 PM
Iran Threatens ‘Full-Scale Offensive … No Political Border Will Be Safe’ if U.S. Airstrikes Don’t Stop91%
Mediaite70%By Kathianne Boniello85%7/18/2026, 12:39:10 PM
US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit23%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff31%7/18/2026, 12:30:09 AM
Russia Shifts Its Focus to the Black Sea37%
Foreign Policy29%By Alexandra Sharp21%7/15/2026, 8:45:20 PM
After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point97%
The Japan Times65%By Samia Nakhoul97%7/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM