Topic summary
62%140 analyzed articles/videos150,689 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iran War 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 9.6% saturation with 61,531 hits. Analysis detected 517,276 faulty-reasoning hits from 637,735 analyzed words across 139 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (14,554 of 15,785 topics). This Iran War is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751007.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score139 analyzed articles637.7K 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 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

European Central Bank Holds Rates Steady42%
The American Conservative86%By Joseph Addington39%7/23/2026, 6:07:16 PM
U.S. can't retreat from Iran without any wins90%
Chicago Sun-Times32%By S. E. Cupp100%7/23/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Iran War Updates: U.S. launches 12th straight night of strikes as threats to oil trade deepen8%
CBS News16%By Frank Andrews12% Joe Walsh16% Mark Osborne13% Tucker Reals17%7/22/2026, 11:49:58 PM
A Key House Dem Breaks Down the White House’s ‘Unfathomable’ Iran War Funding Requests55%
Talking Points Memo90%By Hunter Walker75%7/22/2026, 9:15:38 PM
July 21, 20261%
Cascade PBS86%By Cascade PBS Staff55%7/22/2026, 12:15:52 PM
Transcript: Trump Iran Tirade Goes Nuclear as GOP Midterm Panic Grows64%
The New Republic71%By The Daily Blast68% Greg Sargent73%7/22/2026, 10:51:15 AM
Trump Accused of Minimizing Iran War Deaths47%
Newsweek33%By Giulia Carbonaro9%7/22/2026, 7:13:01 AM
Iran War: Why Oil Market Spikes Are More Likely Than Trump Believes26%
Foreign Policy29%By Ali Ahmadi43%7/21/2026, 9:45:54 PM
Iran’s Yemen Ally Warns Saudi Arabia of ‘Devastating Strikes’ as War Widens58%
Newsweek33%By Tom O'Connor52%7/21/2026, 8:34:36 PM
Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request at fiery hearing44%
AP News53%By LISA MASCARO54%7/21/2026, 5:55:59 PM