The Free Press83%
America’s Iran Problem Isn’t Going Away, with Mike Doran 80%
By Aaron MacLean99%
7/14/2026, 9:01:03 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 83.3% saturation with 55 hits. Analysis detected 183 faulty-reasoning hits from 66 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 72.7% and a BS Rank of 80% (3,301 of 15,984 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 79.40% of the article peer group.
Mike Doran, senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute, returns to School of War to examine why the war with Iran continues despite devastating military setbacks for Tehran.
Is President Trump’s Iran strategy truly different from President Obama’s, or are the similarities overstated?
What d…
Confirmation Bias
22.7%Confirmation Bias
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22.7%AuthorAaron MacLean
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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
83.3%Framing Effect
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83.3%AuthorAaron MacLean
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
13.6%Pessimism Bias
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13.6%AuthorAaron MacLean
7.2%PublicationThe Free Press
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Negativity Bias
60.6%Negativity Bias
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60.6%AuthorAaron MacLean
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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
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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
60.6%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
22.7%False Dilemma
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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)
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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
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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66 words analyzed.
Analysis
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