The Japan Times66%
One month on, Iran conflict fuels worries for Japanese firms and households 81%
By No Author47%
3/29/2026, 2:12:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Pessimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 56.2% saturation with 68 hits. Analysis detected 366 faulty-reasoning hits from 121 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 73.5% and a BS Rank of 81% (3,272 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 80.50% of the article peer group.
One month after the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, concerns are growing in Japan that soaring crude oil prices could lead to even higher food and other prices, putting additional strain on businesses and households.
Iran's de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil chokepoint, has driven up crude oil prices, hitting businesses such as farms, sentō public bathhouses, and public transportation operators.
Dubbed the "blood of industry," crude oil is essential to many industry sectors.
It is refined into gasoline, kerosene, gas oil and fuel oil, which serve as power and heat sources, as well as naphtha, a raw material for plastic products.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
30.6%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
10.7%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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4.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
40.5%Pessimism Bias
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40.5%AuthorNo Author
2.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
35.5%Negativity Bias
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35.5%AuthorNo Author
9.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
10.7%Halo Effect
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10.7%AuthorNo Author
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
10.7%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
56.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
46.3%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
30.6%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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121 words analyzed.
Analysis
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