Al Jazeera56%
Iran war live: Ghalibaf blames US for failure of Pakistan ceasefire talks 0%
By Fiona Kelliher0% Urooba Jamal0%
4/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 58.7% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 495 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.
Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf says his delegation raised “forward-looking” initiatives during ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan, but the United States failed to gain the trust of the delegation in the talks.
US Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad after saying the talks with Iran ended without a deal, claiming he had put forward a “final and best offer”.
Iran has denied US claims that two of its ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any attempt by military vessels to pass through the waterway would be met with a “strong response”.
Israel continues to strike southern Lebanon, with at least 13 people killed in an attack on the town of Teffaha.
Visuals: our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
Confirmation Bias
23.2%Confirmation Bias
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23.2%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
14.5%Availability Heuristic
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14.5%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
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
6.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Framing Effect
8.7%Framing Effect
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8.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
8.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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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
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Negativity Bias
58.7%Negativity Bias
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58.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
16.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Self-Serving Bias
42.8%Self-Serving Bias
OverallThis article
42.8%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
24.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
OverallThis article
24.6%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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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
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Primacy Effect
8.7%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
8.7%AuthorFiona Kelliher
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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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
19.6%Appeal to Authority
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19.6%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
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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
23.2%Hasty Generalization
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23.2%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
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%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)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%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)
24.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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24.6%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
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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
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Unattributed Quote
19.6%Unattributed Quote
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19.6%AuthorFiona Kelliher
7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorFiona Kelliher
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Biased Writer Voice
33.3%Biased Writer Voice
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33.3%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
34.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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34.1%AuthorFiona Kelliher
3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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138 words analyzed.
Analysis
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