Trump: Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open and ready for business and full passage’ 0%

By Noah Secades0%

4/17/2026, 2:20:25 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Quote-first Misdirection, with False Dilemma as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 31 hits. Analysis detected 210 faulty-reasoning hits from 175 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.

Indian vessel ‘Nanda Devi’ carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state on March 17, 2026 after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) 
OAN Staff Noah Secades 
2:18 PM  Tuesday, April 17, 2026 
President Donald Trump has announced that Iran has completely opened the Strait of Hormuz and is working to remove sea mines. 
On Friday, the president took to Truth Social to reveal that the strait is “completely open and ready for business and full passage.” 
However, he stated that “the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.” 
Donald Trump Truth Social post 
Trump said the process should move rather quickly in that most points have already been negotiated. 
The announcement comes amid the shaky ceasefire continuing between the United States and Iran. 
Confirmation Bias
12%
Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
13.1%
Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
9.1%
Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
8%
Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
9.1%
Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
17.7%
Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
8%
Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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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)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
17.7%
Quote-first Misdirection
13.1%
Biased Writer Voice
12%
Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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