Topic summary
68%155 analyzed articles/videos114,937 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Iran Relations results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 44,493 hits. Analysis detected 427,894 faulty-reasoning hits from 523,564 analyzed words across 155 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 19% (17,709 of 21,637 topics). This US Iran Relations is better (less manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.2% percentile
1.5% BS Score155 analyzed articles523.6K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, 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 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Oil Slides As Qatar Floats New Iran Deal, Bessent Promises Hormuz Breakthrough: 'May Have Deal Tomorrow'17%
ZeroHedge85%By Tyler Durden80%8/4/2026, 5:40:00 AM
Five months of war with Iran48%
Vox67%By Cameron Peters69%8/3/2026, 2:40:00 PM
Iran Denies Peace Talks After the United States Cancels Military Strikes12%
Foreign Policy56%By Alexandra Sharp37%8/3/2026, 2:22:00 PM
Trump Lashes Out at Iranian Leadership After Tehran Says Talks With the US Aren’t Taking Place69%
News From Antiwar.com91%By Dave DeCamp86%8/3/2026, 5:40:00 AM
Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip86%
Responsible Statecraft73%By Nolan Denaro99%8/2/2026, 9:05:01 PM
Iran’s Leaders Now Doubt a Peace Deal Is Possible52%
The American Conservative91%By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj62%8/2/2026, 9:05:00 PM
Iran War Day 156: Trump Cancels Anticipated Strikes, Iran Denies Claims of Hormuz Deal51%
The American Conservative91%By Harrison Berger79%8/2/2026, 12:35:00 PM
Trump Says He’s Holding Off on Attack That Would Have Inflicted ‘Military Terror’ on Iran80%
News From Antiwar.com91%By Dave DeCamp86%8/2/2026, 5:27:00 AM
Cyberattacks Threaten Water Supplies Across Country. Tim Walz Or Iran May Be To Blame Depending On Who You Ask.54%
The Daily Caller80%By Anthony Iafrate61%8/1/2026, 12:18:42 PM
China’s Gambit in the Gulf66%
The Washington Free Beacon93%By Mike Watson90%8/1/2026, 2:00:27 AM