The Japan Times66%
Yen, Japanese government bonds and Tokyo stocks decline as oil prices spike 90%
By Kazuaki Nagata0%
4/30/2026, 8:13:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 44% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 216 faulty-reasoning hits from 100 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 84.3% and a BS Rank of 90% (1,737 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 89.70% of the article peer group.
Japanese financial markets were hit hard Thursday by higher oil prices and the prospect of war in the Middle East dragging on and continuing to threaten economic growth.
The yen traded at levels last seen in July 2024, while Japanese government bond yields rose to 29-year highs.
Bond prices move inversely to yields.
Stocks also fell, with the Nikkei 225 stock average ending the day down more than 1%.
Uncertainties in the Middle East drove investors to the safe haven of the dollar and drove up energy prices.
Confirmation Bias
19%Confirmation Bias
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19%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
5.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
6.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Availability Heuristic
19%Availability Heuristic
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19%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
6.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Framing Effect
12%Framing Effect
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12%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
11.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
4.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
5.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
44%Negativity Bias
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44%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
8.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Fundamental Attribution Error
19%Fundamental Attribution Error
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19%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Recency Bias
19%Recency Bias
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19%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
5.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
6.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Circular Reasoning
6%Circular Reasoning
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6%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
31%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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31%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
7.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
2.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
3.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Biased Writer Voice
28%Biased Writer Voice
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28%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
9.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Indoctrination
19%Indoctrination
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19%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorKazuaki Nagata
1.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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100 words analyzed.
Analysis
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