Al Jazeera56%
Iran war live: ‘Missile from Iran’ hits oil tanker off Qatar’s coast 0%
By Fiona Kelliher0% Stephen Quillen0%
4/1/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 52.2% saturation with 72 hits. Analysis detected 522 faulty-reasoning hits from 138 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.
One of three missiles launched from Iran hit an oil tanker off Qatar’s coast, no injuries reported.
Qatar’s Defence Ministry says missiles launched from Iran hit oil tanker in the country’s territorial waters.
Kuwait says an Iranian attack has sparked a “large fire” at the fuel tanks at its international airport.
US President Donald Trump says Iran does not have to make a deal for him to end the war and that the conflict could end in two to three weeks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells Al Jazeera he has no faith in talks with the US, and says that while he has had messages from Washington, no negotiations are under way.
Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
Confirmation Bias
34.1%Confirmation Bias
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34.1%AuthorFiona Kelliher
2.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Availability Heuristic
13%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
13%AuthorFiona Kelliher
4.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
6.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Framing Effect
21%Framing Effect
OverallThis article
21%AuthorFiona Kelliher
8.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Optimism Bias
21.7%Optimism Bias
OverallThis article
21.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Pessimism Bias
23.2%Pessimism Bias
OverallThis article
23.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Negativity Bias
36.2%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
36.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
16.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Recency Bias
18.1%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
18.1%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Authority
11.6%Appeal to Authority
OverallThis article
11.6%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hasty Generalization
21.7%Hasty Generalization
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21.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Emotion
23.2%Appeal to Emotion
OverallThis article
23.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
6.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
12.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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12.3%AuthorFiona Kelliher
2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
2.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
23.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
OverallThis article
23.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
OverallThis article
0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Unattributed Quote
25.4%Unattributed Quote
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25.4%AuthorFiona Kelliher
7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Quote-first Misdirection
8.7%Quote-first Misdirection
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8.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Biased Writer Voice
52.2%Biased Writer Voice
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52.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Indoctrination
23.2%Indoctrination
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23.2%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
9.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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9.4%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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138 words analyzed.
Analysis
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