Topic summary
91%42 analyzed articles/videos26,293 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maritime Security results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 10,094 hits. Analysis detected 92,338 faulty-reasoning hits from 115,946 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 20% (17,556 of 21,950 topics). This Maritime Security is better (less manipulative) than 80.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score42 analyzed articles115.9K 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 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran War Day 154: Iran Strikes Kuwait, Claims Hormuz Strait is Closed16%
The American Conservative91%By Harrison Berger79%7/31/2026, 10:59:00 AM
LNG shipments start moving through Hormuz in long road to recovery69%
Semafor89%By Mohammed Sergie84%7/31/2026, 8:01:22 AM
Live Updates: Iran claims strikes on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz and drone attack on U.S. base in Kuwait10%
CBS News37%By Frank Andrews28%7/31/2026, 4:18:00 AM
US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts55%
ZeroHedge85%By Tyler Durden80%7/25/2026, 5:45:00 AM
The Houthis’ commandeering of a Red Sea strait is a huge deal61%
MS NOW97%By Zeeshan Aleem99%7/24/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Red Sea attacks spur fears of expanding Middle East war89%
Semafor89%By Tom Chivers95%7/23/2026, 4:55:23 AM
Iran-US war latest: Houthis strike Saudi oil tankers as Tehran warns Trump of ‘eye for an eye’ response49%
The Independent66%By Maroosha Muzaffar71%7/22/2026, 7:10:00 PM
Houthis Announce ‘Maritime Embargo’ Against Saudi Arabia79%
The American Conservative91%By Harrison Berger79%7/20/2026, 7:36:00 AM
US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage28%
WTOP49%By WTOP Staff42%7/18/2026, 5:52:49 AM
US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit18%
WTOP49%By WTOP Staff42%7/17/2026, 5:30:09 PM