Topic summary
76%17 analyzed articles/videos8,286 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oil results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 3,142 hits. Analysis detected 39,143 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,101 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 28% (11,397 of 15,689 topics). This Oil is better (less manipulative) than 72.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510027.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score17 analyzed articles38.1K 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 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

"We've Burned Through All Buffers": Oil Traders Warn Market Running On Fumes74%
ZeroHedge70%By Tyler Durden61%7/18/2026, 10:05:00 PM
13 claims we've investigated involving Strait of Hormuz26%
Snopes.com7%By Aleksandra Wrona11%7/18/2026, 6:00:09 PM
Iran War Day 138: Trump Threatens to Destroy Iranian Bridges, Power Plants26%
The American Conservative86%By Harrison Berger73%7/15/2026, 7:08:00 PM
Oil surges more than 9% after Trump reimposes Iran blockade30%
NBC News32%By Steve Kopack56%7/13/2026, 8:05:03 PM
"They're Scum": Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Sending Oil Higher44%
ZeroHedge70%By Tyler Durden61%7/8/2026, 11:05:00 AM
US Revoking License That Authorized Iranian Oil Sales, Official Says52%
Newsmax75%By Steve Holland0% Jarrett Renshaw0%7/7/2026, 6:59:21 PM
US Revoking License That Authorized Iranian Oil Sales, Official Says53%
Newsmax75%By Steve Holland0% Jarrett Renshaw0%7/7/2026, 6:59:21 PM
Mexico’s Oil Strategy Is Paying Off47%
Compact78%By Germán S. Díaz del Castillo0%6/26/2026, 11:00:48 AM
Oil prices plunge to lowest levels since early March after Trump signs Iran deal51%
Fox Business91%By Eric Revell74%6/15/2026, 7:50:41 PM
Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait intercepted44%
AP News53%By SAMY MAGDY0% MICHELLE L. PRICE47%6/6/2026, 8:10:26 AM