Townhall86%
Two U.S. Service Members Killed, One Missing After Iranian Missile and Drone Attack in Jordan 57%
By Scott McClallen29%
7/18/2026, 2:15:04 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 64.6% saturation with 62 hits. Analysis detected 264 faulty-reasoning hits from 96 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 54.5% and a BS Rank of 57% (7,737 of 17,853 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 56.70% of the article peer group.
Two U.S. service members have been killed in action in Jordan by Iranian missiles on Friday.
Another service member is missing, and four have been injured, according to U.S.
Central Command.
CENTCOM is withholding additional information until 24 hours after the families have been notified.
Iran and the U.S. have suspended the memorandum of understanding that sought peace about one month after it was signed.
Iran kept attacking ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, so the U.S. attacked Iranian infrastructure.
Confirmation Bias
33.3%Confirmation Bias
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33.3%AuthorScott McClallen
2.2%PublicationTownhall
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.8%PublicationTownhall
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1.5%PublicationTownhall
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.7%PublicationTownhall
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Hindsight Bias
20.8%Hindsight Bias
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20.8%AuthorScott McClallen
0.4%PublicationTownhall
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1.2%PublicationTownhall
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Framing Effect
13.5%Framing Effect
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13.5%AuthorScott McClallen
7.3%PublicationTownhall
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.1%PublicationTownhall
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Status Quo Bias
14.6%Status Quo Bias
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14.6%AuthorScott McClallen
0.2%PublicationTownhall
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.1%PublicationTownhall
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.8%PublicationTownhall
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.8%PublicationTownhall
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Negativity Bias
64.6%Negativity Bias
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64.6%AuthorScott McClallen
8.3%PublicationTownhall
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1.8%PublicationTownhall
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.9%PublicationTownhall
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.1%PublicationTownhall
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
2.9%PublicationTownhall
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
16.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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16.7%AuthorScott McClallen
0.8%PublicationTownhall
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1.6%PublicationTownhall
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.2%PublicationTownhall
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.5%PublicationTownhall
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.3%PublicationTownhall
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0%PublicationTownhall
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1.7%PublicationTownhall
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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Appeal to Authority
30.2%Appeal to Authority
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30.2%AuthorScott McClallen
3.9%PublicationTownhall
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False Dilemma
16.7%False Dilemma
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16.7%AuthorScott McClallen
0.7%PublicationTownhall
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.5%PublicationTownhall
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0%PublicationTownhall
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
2.1%PublicationTownhall
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.7%PublicationTownhall
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
9.9%PublicationTownhall
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
1%PublicationTownhall
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
37.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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37.5%AuthorScott McClallen
1.6%PublicationTownhall
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.7%PublicationTownhall
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.2%PublicationTownhall
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
0.1%PublicationTownhall
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%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
13.5%Unattributed Quote
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13.5%AuthorScott McClallen
2%PublicationTownhall
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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Biased Writer Voice
13.5%Biased Writer Voice
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13.5%AuthorScott McClallen
5.5%PublicationTownhall
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
5.8%PublicationTownhall
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorScott McClallen
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96 words analyzed.
Analysis
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