Topic summary
62%116 analyzed articles/videos99,013 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Israel results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 39,769 hits. Analysis detected 344,097 faulty-reasoning hits from 474,299 analyzed words across 115 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 13% (19,538 of 22,261 topics). This Israel is better (less manipulative) than 87.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score115 analyzed articles474.3K 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 7.8%7.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Iran Is Using War With US to Forever Reshape the Middle East54%
Newsweek59%By Tom O'Connor70%8/4/2026, 1:16:37 PM
The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza73%
Foreign Policy56%By Marc Lynch92%8/4/2026, 3:00:49 AM
Pessimi…27%False D…22%
Hamas Agreed to Disarm. That Doesn’t Mean It Will.14%
The Dispatch54%By John Aziz77%8/3/2026, 11:44:00 PM
Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments5%
Orlando Sentinel28%By Associated Press74%8/3/2026, 11:07:14 PM
As Trump cites progress on deal to end war, Iran and Israel remain on alert33%
The Washington Post57%By Mohamad El Chamaa68% Lior Soroka62% Amy B Wang61% Sammy Westfall65% (c) 202649% The Washington Post49%8/2/2026, 1:46:11 PM
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal18%
AP News71%By Sam Mednick71%8/2/2026, 6:51:08 AM
Iran-US war live: Trump cancels attack on Tehran and claims peace deal breakthrough74%
The Independent81%By Shweta Sharma96%8/2/2026, 12:29:11 AM
Iran War Day 155: U.S. and Israel Planning Massive Attack, CBS News Reports76%
The American Conservative91%By Harrison Berger79%8/1/2026, 8:59:00 AM
Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran76%
Truthout85%By Sharon Zhang89%7/31/2026, 12:09:49 PM
Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain19%
AP News71%By SAMY MAGDY63% SAM MEDNICK71% JONATHAN J. COOPER28% MATTHEW LEE73%7/31/2026, 4:11:48 AM