Al Jazeera58%
Iran war live: US completes 13th night of strikes on Iran 89%
By Lyndal Rowlands86% Adam Hancock97% Chris Hamill-Stewart100%
7/24/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 16 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Recency Bias, and Loss Aversion, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 65.3% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 547 faulty-reasoning hits from 124 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 82% and a BS Rank of 89% (2,414 of 21,230 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 88.60% of the article peer group.
US President Donald Trump says he is considering a “massive attack” on Iran because Tehran has not “received enough pain yet” and that he is near a decision to resume major military operations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that “mindless aggression” will only see Trump pay a “heavier price” for a deal to end the war.
Iranian media report that explosions, missile strikes, and air defense activity have been recorded across several cities, including Khondab, Khorramabad, Konarak, Jask, and Tehran.
The UK says its armed forces stand ready to defend the country from any potential attacks, following a warning from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) over US bombers using UK bases.
Confirmation Bias
19.4%Confirmation Bias
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19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
6.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Availability Heuristic
19.4%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
5.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
3.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Framing Effect
0%Framing Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
23%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Loss Aversion
26.6%Loss Aversion
OverallThis article
26.6%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Status Quo Bias
25.8%Status Quo Bias
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25.8%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
4.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Pessimism Bias
19.4%Pessimism Bias
OverallThis article
19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
4.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Negativity Bias
54%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
54%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
26.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
2.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
2.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Recency Bias
28.2%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
28.2%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
4.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Authority
25.8%Appeal to Authority
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25.8%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
6.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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False Dilemma
26.6%False Dilemma
OverallThis article
26.6%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
5.9%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Slippery Slope
19.4%Slippery Slope
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19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
3.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Hasty Generalization
19.4%Hasty Generalization
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19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
10.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
2.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Anecdotal
19.4%Anecdotal
OverallThis article
19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
19.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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19.4%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
3.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Unattributed Quote
65.3%Unattributed Quote
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65.3%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
13.7%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Quote-first Misdirection
26.6%Quote-first Misdirection
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26.6%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
6.8%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Biased Writer Voice
26.6%Biased Writer Voice
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26.6%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
10.2%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.3%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
0.4%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.5%PublicationAl Jazeera
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorLyndal Rowlands
1.6%PublicationAl Jazeera
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124 words analyzed.
Analysis
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