Topic summary
82%12 analyzed articles/videos14,403 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle East Tensions results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 4,924 hits. Analysis detected 43,174 faulty-reasoning hits from 55,162 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 23% (18,944 of 24,572 topics). This Middle East Tensions is better (less manipulative) than 77.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510022.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles55.2K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US Hits Iran With New Wave of Airstrikes Following Jordan Attack74%
townhall.com94%By Scott McClallen46%7/18/2026, 11:48:20 AM
US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs81%
ZeroHedge85%By Tyler Durden81%7/17/2026, 9:25:00 AM
Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease61%
AP News72%By Christopher Rugaber75%7/13/2026, 9:01:06 PM
CENTCOM: U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against Iran74%
One America News Network96%By OAN Staff Sophia Flores0%7/7/2026, 8:10:00 AM
US-Iran talks gain momentum in Doha as Hormuz tensions ease ahead of Khamenei funeral43%
Fox News94%By Robert McGreevy74% Emma Bussey91%7/1/2026, 3:45:06 AM
US, Iran send delegations to Qatar on Tuesday as Tehran denies direct peace talks are scheduled24%
Fox News94%By Eric Mack83%6/30/2026, 3:40:58 AM
Iran Warns Against Hormuz Route Changes55%
Newsmax88%By AFP teams in Tehran72% Washington78% Jerusalem82% Beirut77% Manama0% Kuwait City0%6/28/2026, 12:07:46 PM
Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran's drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU78%
Fox News94%By James Cirrone56%6/27/2026, 10:56:09 AM
Hegseth, Caine testify on Pentagon spending, Iran war as Hormuz blockade shakes oil markets94%
Fox News94%By Eric Mack83% Jennifer Griffin0% Emma Bussey91%4/30/2026, 3:22:31 AM
Iran fires on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire79%
Fox News94%By Anders Hagstrom78%4/22/2026, 3:18:07 AM