Al Jazeera56%
Iran war live: US-Israeli strikes in Isfahan province hit ‘military sites’ 0%
By Caolán Magee44% Mariamne Everett0%
3/31/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and In-Group Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 67.5% saturation with 102 hits. Analysis detected 515 faulty-reasoning hits from 151 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.
Leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan meet in Jeddah as US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue, and Iranian counterattacks hit Gulf nations.
Fars news agency is reporting that US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan province in Iran targeted some “military sites”.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze on Kuwait’s Al-Salmi oil tanker at the Dubai port following an attack on the fully loaded ship.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that President Donald Trump “always prefers diplomacy”, but warned Iran of “real consequences” over the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II have slammed Iranian attacks on regional civilian infrastructure following a summit in the city of Jeddah.
Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
Confirmation Bias
21.2%Confirmation Bias
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21.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
3.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Availability Heuristic
11.3%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
11.3%AuthorCaolán Magee
2.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Framing Effect
62.9%Framing Effect
OverallThis article
62.9%AuthorCaolán Magee
8.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
2.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
2.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Negativity Bias
67.5%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
67.5%AuthorCaolán Magee
10%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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In-Group Bias
23.2%In-Group Bias
OverallThis article
23.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Recency Bias
23.2%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
23.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Authority
32.5%Appeal to Authority
OverallThis article
32.5%AuthorCaolán Magee
3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
3.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Emotion
23.2%Appeal to Emotion
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23.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
2.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
13.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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13.9%AuthorCaolán Magee
3.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
21.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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21.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
3.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Unattributed Quote
11.3%Unattributed Quote
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11.3%AuthorCaolán Magee
4.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Quote-first Misdirection
21.2%Quote-first Misdirection
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21.2%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Biased Writer Voice
0%Biased Writer Voice
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
3.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorCaolán Magee
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
8.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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8.6%AuthorCaolán Magee
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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151 words analyzed.
Analysis
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