Topic summary
99%8 analyzed articles/videos11,414 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Targeting Iran results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.2% saturation with 8,277 hits. Analysis detected 61,305 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,145 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 58% (9,552 of 22,332 topics). This Targeting Iran is worse (more manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group.
Targeting Iran
Topic details
Total words: 43,145
Article count: 8
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

57% percentile
025507510057.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles43.1K 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 8.4%8.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.2%19.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.2%7.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate