Topic summary
95%19 analyzed articles/videos16,313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These War In The Middle East results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 9,311 hits. Analysis detected 54,348 faulty-reasoning hits from 61,543 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 31% (17,045 of 24,420 topics). This War In The Middle East is better (less manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score18 analyzed articles61.5K 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 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.1%15.1%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

2 Cruise Ships Exit Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks7%
The New York Times72%By Jenny Gross0%4/21/2026, 5:29:55 AM
More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested46%
The New York Times72%By Euan Ward58% Sarah Chaayto0% Christina Goldbaum0%4/18/2026, 7:53:35 AM
Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much35%
The New York Times72%By Rebecca F. Elliott0%4/18/2026, 2:44:21 AM
For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent55%
The New York Times72%By Mark Mazzetti0% Adam Entous0% Julian E. Barnes0%4/18/2026, 2:02:50 AM
Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open70%
The New York Times72%By Rebecca F. Elliott0%4/17/2026, 8:34:34 AM
‘I Just Want to Be Back’: Thousands Rush South in Lebanon Under Cease-Fire78%
The New York Times72%By Christina Goldbaum0% Hwaida Saad0% David Guttenfelder0%4/17/2026, 4:46:04 AM
Rubio Hosts Israel and Lebanon for Rare Meeting Shadowed by U.S.-Iran War88%
The New York Times72%By Michael Crowley80% Euan Ward58%4/14/2026, 5:52:40 PM
How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy17%
The New York Times72%By Patricia Cohen0% Robert Gebeloff0%4/13/2026, 2:02:15 AM
Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks52%
The New York Times72%By Katie Rogers0% Tyler Pager58%4/10/2026, 2:03:38 AM
Iranian Delegation Arrives at Peace Talks, With Vance en Route63%
The New York Times72%By Tyler Pager58% Yeganeh Torbati58% Adam Rasgon91%4/9/2026, 10:57:02 PM