Topic summary
76%15 analyzed articles/videos10,399 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tehran results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 5,754 hits. Analysis detected 44,714 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,307 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,057 of 15,447 topics). This Tehran is better (less manipulative) than 78.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510021.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score15 analyzed articles44.3K 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 12.2%12.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.0%13.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 12.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran-US war latest: Two US service members killed as supreme leader issues warning to Trump83%
The Independent66%By Holly Bancroft56%7/19/2026, 12:25:22 AM
Iran-US war latest: Trump launches wave of strikes on Iran for sixth night in a row87%
The Independent66%By Stuti Mishra84% Alex Croft76% Nicole Wootton-Cane79% Jane Dalton58%7/16/2026, 9:43:56 PM
Iran-US war latest: Missile sirens sound across the Middle East after Trump resumes strikes on Tehran83%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%7/9/2026, 1:01:03 AM
Second Ship Hit in Hormuz Strait After Trump Slams ‘Foolish’ Attack11%
Newsweek32%By Ellie Cook25% Gabe Whisnant19% Steve Mollman41%6/26/2026, 11:29:05 AM
Iran-US war latest: Trump drops threat of more airstrikes tonight claiming ‘final points’ of deal agreed in ‘great detail’63%
The Independent66%By Alex Croft76% Brendan Rascius74% Rachel Dobkin53%6/12/2026, 1:58:54 AM
Iran-US war latest: Tehran pauses strikes on Israel for now after Trump ‘stop shooting’ plea64%
The Independent66%By Maroosha Muzaffar0% Alex Croft76%6/8/2026, 2:17:53 PM
Iran-US war latest: Trump administration reportedly preparing for fresh round of military strikes
The Independent66%By Shweta Sharma0% Alex Croft76% James C. Reynolds72%5/23/2026, 1:00:19 AM
All we know about Iran’s 10 point peace plan after agreeing two week ceasefire with US0%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%4/8/2026, 1:08:14 PM
Iran-US war latest: Kharg Island targeted by multiple US strikes as Tehran issues new ‘red line’ warning to Trump0%
The Independent66%By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar0% Rachel Dobkin53% Maira Butt51%4/7/2026, 1:05:21 PM
Iran rejects call for temporary ceasefire to reopen Hormuz and says peace talks ‘incompatible’ with threats0%
The Independent66%By James C. Reynolds72%4/6/2026, 10:03:47 AM