Topic summary
64%303 analyzed articles/videos208,414 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iran results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 109,631 hits. Analysis detected 917,069 faulty-reasoning hits from 990,083 analyzed words across 302 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (13,328 of 15,403 topics). This Iran is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.5% percentile
1.7% BS Score302 analyzed articles990.1K 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 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.1%11.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

A Bunch of Democrats Joined a Livestream Where the DSA Attacked America and Praised Terrorists96%
townhall.com85%By Amy Curtis90%7/23/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Trump Invents His Own Iran War Polls Because the Real Ones Suck95%
The Bulwark72%By Sam Stein91%7/23/2026, 2:00:38 AM
Secret Service warns of sharp rise in threat levels ahead of rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner28%
CBS News16%By Nicole Sganga7% Pat Milton0%7/22/2026, 10:34:40 PM
Trump Downplays 18 US Soldier Deaths in Iran War Hours Before Dignified Transfer67%
Truthout74%By Chris Walker53%7/22/2026, 8:36:24 PM
Is Iran Really a ‘Forever War’?59%
Talking Points Memo89%By Josh Marshall74%7/22/2026, 8:03:29 PM
The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities10%
AP News52%By The Associated Press65%7/22/2026, 1:04:17 PM
US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure67%
Associated Press40%By JON GAMBRELL53% COLLIN BINKLEY45% KONSTANTIN TOROPIN68%7/22/2026, 8:19:42 AM
Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders42%
WRAL.com50%By MICHELLE L. PRICE47% JIM GOMEZ — Associated Press67%7/22/2026, 5:23:16 AM
Sen. Slotkin: Trump Is Desperate to Escape His Iran War | Command Post54%
The Bulwark72%By Mark Hertling48% Benjamin Parker90%7/22/2026, 3:01:12 AM
Iran’s Yemen Ally Warns Saudi Arabia of ‘Devastating Strikes’ as War Widens57%
Newsweek32%By Tom O'Connor51%7/21/2026, 8:34:36 PM