Topic summary
78%183 analyzed articles/videos114,362 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle East Conflict 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 11.6% saturation with 71,496 hits. Analysis detected 644,226 faulty-reasoning hits from 617,104 analyzed words across 183 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (12,202 of 15,269 topics). This Middle East Conflict is better (less manipulative) than 79.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score183 analyzed articles617.1K 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 10.2%10.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.6%11.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Fox News87%7/23/2026, 12:40:32 AM
U.S. identifies 3rd service member ‘believed’ killed in Iranian attack17%
NBC News30%By Adela Suliman0%7/22/2026, 1:00:03 PM
On the Brink Again89%
Quillette62%By Benny Morris94%7/22/2026, 9:57:25 AM
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WTOP News31%By The Associated Press65%7/22/2026, 9:41:47 AM
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WSVN53%By Rubén Rosario55%7/22/2026, 9:29:30 AM
Jake Sullivan Can’t Sleep41%
The Washington Free Beacon88%By Ira Stoll79%7/22/2026, 9:00:17 AM
Pentagon IDs ‘believed’ third victim of Iranian strike on Jordanian air base26%
Washington Examiner74%By Claire Carter32%7/22/2026, 12:08:27 AM
Iran is showing it can still fight back57%
Vox52%By Caitlin Dewey83%7/21/2026, 9:15:00 PM
US military says it launched 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy efforts22%
Orlando Sentinel48%By Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 3:01:29 PM