Newsday55%
At least 35 people killed after buses collide in Syria, state media reports 10%
By The Associated Press63%
7/25/2026, 5:03:24 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 65.4% saturation with 68 hits. Analysis detected 278 faulty-reasoning hits from 104 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 26.3% and a BS Rank of 10% (19,872 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 90.80% of the article peer group.
DAMASCUS, Syria — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, state media reported.
Around 30 people were injured in the crash between a civilian bus and an Interior Ministry bus on the desert highway, the SANA news agency cited a health ministry official as saying.
Syrian military helicopters were reported to be involved in the operation at the scene.
The cause of the collision was not immediately known.
Confirmation Bias
30.8%Confirmation Bias
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30.8%AuthorThe Associated Press
2.8%PublicationNewsday
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.4%PublicationNewsday
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Availability Heuristic
13.5%Availability Heuristic
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13.5%AuthorThe Associated Press
3.2%PublicationNewsday
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.9%PublicationNewsday
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.6%PublicationNewsday
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.8%PublicationNewsday
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Framing Effect
0%Framing Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
11.1%PublicationNewsday
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.6%PublicationNewsday
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.7%PublicationNewsday
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.1%PublicationNewsday
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
3.1%PublicationNewsday
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.7%PublicationNewsday
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Negativity Bias
65.4%Negativity Bias
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65.4%AuthorThe Associated Press
11%PublicationNewsday
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
2.2%PublicationNewsday
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.2%PublicationNewsday
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.2%PublicationNewsday
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
2.2%PublicationNewsday
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1%PublicationNewsday
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.9%PublicationNewsday
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.1%PublicationNewsday
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
2%PublicationNewsday
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.4%PublicationNewsday
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.1%PublicationNewsday
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0.2%PublicationNewsday
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Appeal to Authority
65.4%Appeal to Authority
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65.4%AuthorThe Associated Press
3.8%PublicationNewsday
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.2%PublicationNewsday
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.8%PublicationNewsday
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.1%PublicationNewsday
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
3%PublicationNewsday
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0.3%PublicationNewsday
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.5%PublicationNewsday
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
5.6%PublicationNewsday
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
0.8%PublicationNewsday
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
2.8%PublicationNewsday
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
13.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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13.5%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.7%PublicationNewsday
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
30.8%Unattributed Quote
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30.8%AuthorThe Associated Press
1.8%PublicationNewsday
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
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Biased Writer Voice
48.1%Biased Writer Voice
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48.1%AuthorThe Associated Press
3.9%PublicationNewsday
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorThe Associated Press
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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104 words analyzed.
Analysis
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