The Japan Times66%
Asia braces for worst-case energy scenarios as Iran war drags on 0%
By Claire Jiao0% Josh Xiao0%
3/25/2026, 10:28:00 PM
Topics: Oil, Lng, Gas, United States, Donald Trump, Middle East, Iran, Strait Of Hormuz, Southeast Asia, Energy, Indo Pacific, Asia Pacific
Keywords: Oil, Lng, Gas, United States, Donald Trump, Middle East, Iran, Strait Of Hormuz, Southeast Asia, Energy, Indo Pacific
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 119 hits. Analysis detected 520 faulty-reasoning hits from 119 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.
Governments across Asia are preparing for worst-case energy scenarios that could include a prolonged and severe disruption to supplies, even as the U.S. draws up a plan to end the war in Iran.
South Korea shifted into crisis mode on Wednesday, setting up an emergency economic task force to urgently prepare for adverse scenarios.
The Philippines declared a national emergency, citing an "imminent danger of a critically low energy supply.”
Japan is reviewing its entire supply chain of petroleum-related products as the likelihood builds of shortages and knock-on effects across the economy, while India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the war could cause unprecedented challenges for the nation.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
17.6%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
100%Framing Effect
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100%AuthorClaire Jiao
74.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
13.4%Loss Aversion
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13.4%AuthorClaire Jiao
3.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
82.4%Pessimism Bias
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82.4%AuthorClaire Jiao
61.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
41.2%Negativity Bias
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41.2%AuthorClaire Jiao
42%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
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
0%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
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
31.9%Hasty Generalization
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31.9%AuthorClaire Jiao
17.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
13.4%Appeal to Emotion
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13.4%AuthorClaire Jiao
17%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
31.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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31.9%AuthorClaire Jiao
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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
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
27.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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27.7%AuthorClaire Jiao
6.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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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
13.4%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
13.4%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
50.4%Biased Writer Voice
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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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119 words analyzed.
Analysis
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