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"We'll watch over it, but nobody's going to control it," Trump says on the Strait of Hormuz #shorts⁠82%

5/28/2026, 3:54:37 AM

Topics: Video
Keywords: Youtube

BS Summary: This video contains 29 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 37.9% saturation with 211 hits. Analysis detected 2,106 faulty-reasoning hits from 533 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 74.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (3,092 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 81.60% of the video peer group.

We'llĀ watchĀ overĀ it,Ā butĀ nobody'sĀ goingĀ toĀ controlĀ it,"Ā TrumpĀ saysĀ onĀ theĀ StraitĀ ofĀ HormuzĀ #shortsĀ 
IranĀ wantsĀ controlĀ ofĀ theĀ straightĀ overĀ 
Moose.Ā WouldĀ youĀ acceptĀ aĀ short-termĀ dealĀ thatĀ allowsĀ IranĀ andĀ OmanĀ toĀ toĀ controlĀ theĀ strait?Ā 
AndĀ wouldĀ theyĀ haveĀ toĀ openĀ itĀ immediatelyĀ orĀ wouldĀ youĀ beĀ openĀ toĀ thatĀ happeningĀ overĀ aĀ periodĀ ofĀ time?Ā 
>>Ā No.Ā TheĀ strait'sĀ goingĀ toĀ beĀ openĀ toĀ everybody.Ā It'sĀ uhĀ 
>>Ā AndĀ whoĀ wouldĀ controlĀ it?Ā 
>>Ā It'sĀ internationalĀ waters.Ā Nobody'sĀ goingĀ toĀ controlĀ it.Ā We'reĀ goingĀ toĀ controlĀ it.Ā We'reĀ goingĀ toĀ watchĀ overĀ it.Ā We'llĀ watchĀ overĀ it,Ā butĀ nobody'sĀ goingĀ toĀ controlĀ it.Ā That'sĀ partĀ ofĀ theĀ negotiationĀ thatĀ weĀ have.Ā 
TheyĀ wouldĀ likeĀ toĀ controlĀ it.Ā Nobody'sĀ goingĀ toĀ controlĀ it.Ā It'sĀ internationalĀ watersĀ andĀ OmanĀ willĀ behaveĀ justĀ likeĀ everybodyĀ else.Ā SoĀ we'llĀ haveĀ toĀ blowĀ themĀ up.Ā TheyĀ understandĀ thatĀ they'llĀ beĀ fine.Ā 
>>Ā HowĀ muchĀ Mr.Ā President,Ā thankĀ you.Ā HowĀ muchĀ economicĀ pressureĀ doĀ youĀ feelĀ toĀ getĀ theĀ straightĀ ofĀ hormonesĀ open?Ā 
>>Ā Well,Ā youĀ haveĀ toĀ understandĀ theĀ UnitedĀ StatesĀ hasĀ soĀ muchĀ oilĀ thatĀ weĀ areĀ anĀ exporterĀ ofĀ oil.Ā 
SoĀ weĀ haveĀ plentyĀ ofĀ oil.Ā We'reĀ veryĀ lucky.Ā We'reĀ blessedĀ withĀ theĀ greatestĀ pieceĀ ofĀ landĀ inĀ theĀ worldĀ fromĀ thatĀ standpoint.Ā 
AndĀ weĀ haveĀ moreĀ thanĀ anybodyĀ else.Ā AndĀ nowĀ whenĀ youĀ addĀ VenezuelaĀ toĀ it,Ā weĀ haveĀ IĀ thinkĀ 64%Ā ofĀ theĀ world'sĀ oilĀ andĀ uhĀ we'reĀ gettingĀ alongĀ veryĀ wellĀ withĀ VenezuelaĀ byĀ theĀ way.Ā 
It'sĀ beingĀ runĀ reallyĀ beautifully.Ā 
TheĀ bigĀ companiesĀ areĀ movingĀ inĀ goingĀ toĀ beĀ it'sĀ goingĀ toĀ beĀ amazingĀ becauseĀ it'sĀ alsoĀ likeĀ us.Ā They'reĀ veryĀ they'reĀ veryĀ blessedĀ inĀ thatĀ sense.Ā ButĀ weĀ haveĀ naturalĀ energyĀ thatĀ noĀ otherĀ countryĀ has.Ā WeĀ haveĀ moreĀ thanĀ anybodyĀ else.Ā 
SoĀ it'sĀ reallyĀ aĀ worldĀ problemĀ becauseĀ mostĀ ofĀ theĀ worldĀ doesn'tĀ haveĀ that.Ā andĀ we'reĀ makingĀ itĀ availableĀ duringĀ theĀ theĀ closing.Ā 
IĀ don'tĀ knowĀ ifĀ you'veĀ seenĀ someĀ ofĀ theĀ uhĀ satelliteĀ pictures.Ā 
Boats,Ā hundredsĀ ofĀ boatsĀ linedĀ up.Ā ItĀ looksĀ likeĀ IĀ usedĀ toĀ sayĀ theĀ LongĀ IslandĀ Expressway.Ā 
They'reĀ linedĀ upĀ andĀ they'reĀ comingĀ toĀ Texas,Ā Louisiana.Ā They'reĀ comingĀ toĀ AlaskaĀ toĀ fillĀ upĀ theirĀ boat,Ā theirĀ bigĀ boat.Ā SomeĀ ofĀ themĀ areĀ reallyĀ big,Ā youĀ know,Ā twoĀ billionĀ gallons.Ā EvenĀ biggerĀ thanĀ thatĀ now.Ā TheyĀ makeĀ them.Ā TheyĀ makeĀ themĀ upĀ toĀ four,Ā Chris,Ā IĀ hear.Ā NowĀ theyĀ makeĀ themĀ upĀ toĀ four.Ā TheĀ fourĀ areĀ nowĀ theĀ bigĀ ones.Ā usedĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ ones.Ā NowĀ 
it'sĀ 4Ā millionĀ barrelsĀ ofĀ thinkĀ ofĀ thatĀ fourĀ millionĀ barrelsĀ ofĀ oilĀ inĀ oneĀ boat.Ā 
ButĀ they'reĀ linedĀ upĀ andĀ they'reĀ rightĀ nowĀ headingĀ toĀ TexasĀ andĀ they'veĀ alreadyĀ filledĀ upĀ andĀ they'veĀ goneĀ back.Ā 
InĀ additionĀ toĀ that,Ā youĀ haveĀ aĀ lotĀ ofĀ boats.Ā YouĀ haveĀ aboutĀ 14,500Ā boatsĀ inĀ theĀ straightĀ wantingĀ toĀ getĀ outĀ andĀ atĀ theĀ rightĀ timeĀ we'llĀ releaseĀ them.Ā 
>>Ā ButĀ theĀ AmericanĀ peopleĀ areĀ areĀ seeingĀ higherĀ gasĀ pricesĀ now.Ā 
It'sĀ comeĀ downĀ aĀ littleĀ bitĀ butĀ it'sĀ stillĀ $445.Ā 
>>Ā Well,Ā itĀ comeĀ downĀ aĀ lot.Ā It'llĀ it'llĀ comeĀ downĀ toĀ whereĀ itĀ wasĀ beforeĀ weĀ hadĀ itĀ whenĀ IĀ wasĀ inĀ Iowa.Ā WeĀ hadĀ uhĀ wereĀ drivingĀ byĀ andĀ weĀ sawĀ gasĀ stationsĀ $1.90Ā aĀ gallon,Ā $185,Ā $187Ā wereĀ theĀ threeĀ thatĀ weĀ saw.Ā 
Confirmation Bias
8.1%
Anchoring Bias
0%
Availability Heuristic
35.2%
Representativeness Heuristic
0%
Hindsight Bias
0%
Overconfidence Bias
34.8%
Framing Effect
15.8%
Loss Aversion
0%
Status Quo Bias
0%
Sunk Cost Effect
0%
Optimism Bias
4.1%
Pessimism Bias
1.8%
Negativity Bias
2.2%
Self-Serving Bias
16.5%
Fundamental Attribution Error
5.4%
Actor-Observer Bias
0%
In-Group Bias
7.7%
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
6.3%
Halo Effect
12.7%
Horn Effect
0%
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%
Recency Bias
10.4%
Primacy Effect
6.5%
Blind-Spot Bias
0%
Ad Hominem
0%
Straw Man
0%
Appeal to Authority
16%
False Dilemma
6.8%
Slippery Slope
0%
Circular Reasoning
6.8%
Hasty Generalization
32.9%
Red Herring
0%
Bandwagon
7.7%
Appeal to Emotion
14.9%
Begging the Question
9%
Post Hoc (False Cause)
10.1%
Tu Quoque
0%
Burden of Proof
4.1%
Appeal to Nature
9%
Composition/Division
2.2%
Anecdotal
37.9%
No True Scotsman
6.3%
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
34.6%
Gambler’s Fallacy
0%
Middle Ground
0%
Personal Incredulity
0%
Special Pleading
0%
Genetic Fallacy
0%
Unattributed Quote
12.4%
Quote-first Misdirection
0%
Biased Writer Voice
0%
Indoctrination
0%
Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%

557 words analyzed.

Analysis

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