Topic summary
93%69 analyzed articles/videos48,421 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oil Prices results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 15,184 hits. Analysis detected 139,780 faulty-reasoning hits from 195,859 analyzed words across 69 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (21,104 of 24,545 topics). This Oil Prices is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score69 analyzed articles195.9K 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 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran War Day 162: Iran Says Hormuz Will Reopen When U.S. ‘Accepts Conditions’64%
The American Conservative92%By Harrison Berger79%8/8/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Bonds Battered By Big Tech Issuance, Black Gold Bounce; Stocks Keep Sliding As Credit Reveals Reality84%
ZeroHedge86%By Tyler Durden81%8/6/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Iran War Day 159: New Reporting on the U.S. Munitions Shortage75%
The American Conservative92%By Harrison Berger79%8/5/2026, 8:59:00 AM
Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down27%
San Diego Union-Tribune42%By Associated Press74%8/5/2026, 4:17:00 AM
US markets poised to open with gains and oil prices slide again as Trump bashes Big Oil23%
Associated Press34%By YURI KAGEYAMA45% MATT OTT79%8/3/2026, 8:34:25 PM
Overcon…16%Optimis…9%Pessimi…6%Appeal …6%
Wall Street gains, oil prices tumble after Trump says he'll order forces to ease up on Iran attacks8%
WRAL.com29%By ELAINE KURTENBACH88% MATT OTT — AP Business Writers9%8/2/2026, 9:23:17 PM
World stocks are mixed as yen jumps against the dollar, while oil prices slip61%
AP News72%By ELAINE KURTENBACH88%8/2/2026, 9:22:19 PM
Oil drops over 4% after Trump calls off planned strike on Iran61%
CNBC67%By Lee Ying Shan57%8/2/2026, 4:33:07 PM
Oil prices drop after Trump orders US forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran68%
AP News72%By Cathy Bussewitz81%8/2/2026, 4:02:14 PM
Stock futures rally as investors gear up for jobs report, key earnings: Live updates14%
CNBC67%By Justina Lee65% Tanaya Macheel15%8/2/2026, 3:04:33 PM