Al Jazeera56%
Iran war live: Trump threatens Iran’s energy infrastructure 0%
By Virginia Pietromarchi0% Elis Gjevori0%
3/30/2026, 12:00:44 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 73.2% saturation with 112 hits. Analysis detected 523 faulty-reasoning hits from 153 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.
President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island, if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A fire at the Bazan oil refinery in the northern city of Haifa has been reported following a missile attack.
An Israeli attack on a military checkpoint has killed a soldier and wounded others, the Lebanese army has said in a statement.
Kuwait says an Indian worker has been killed in an Iranian attack on a power and desalination plant, as Gulf states report intercepting drones and missiles.
US-Israeli strikes hit a petrochemical plant in Iran’s Tabriz and knock out power across parts of Tehran, as Iranian forces target an industrial zone in southern Israel, sparking a fire and fears of a chemical leak.
Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
Confirmation Bias
0%Confirmation Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
2.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Availability Heuristic
30.1%Availability Heuristic
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30.1%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
3.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
3.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Framing Effect
23.5%Framing Effect
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23.5%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
8.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Pessimism Bias
23.5%Pessimism Bias
OverallThis article
23.5%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
3.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Negativity Bias
73.2%Negativity Bias
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73.2%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
14.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
2.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Recency Bias
8.5%Recency Bias
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8.5%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
4.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
3.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
5.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Emotion
23.5%Appeal to Emotion
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23.5%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
3.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
30.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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30.1%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
5.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
28.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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28.8%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
2.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Unattributed Quote
73.2%Unattributed Quote
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73.2%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
1.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Biased Writer Voice
5.2%Biased Writer Voice
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5.2%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
5.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Indoctrination
8.5%Indoctrination
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8.5%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
13.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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13.7%AuthorVirginia Pietromarchi
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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153 words analyzed.
Analysis
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