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Topic: Best Of Business

Best Of Business has ^56% among topics. BS Score: 3.8%. Articles analyzed: 2. Words analyzed: 4,424.

Top reasoning patterns

Pessimism Bias - 13.6% (601 hits)
Optimism Bias - 9.5% (420 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 8.9% (393 hits)
Framing Effect - 7.5% (332 hits)
Negativity Bias - 7.3% (321 hits)
Ambiguity (Equivocation) - 3.5% (157 hits)
Confirmation Bias - 3.2% (141 hits)
Recency Bias - 2.7% (118 hits)

Analyzed articles

Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much ^17.8%

The New York Times - By Rebecca F. Elliott - 4/18/2026, 9:44 AM

Appeal to Authority 24.6% - Pessimism Bias 15.9% - Optimism Bias 13.7%

Shipping companies are facing confusion and uncertainty about the status of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passageway through which a significant share of the world’s energy flows, as they assess mixed messages from officials in Iran and the United States. But even if the strait opens fully — on Saturday, Iran’s military said it would... more

Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open ^50.6%

The New York Times - By Rebecca F. Elliott - 4/17/2026, 3:34 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.2% - Optimism Bias 14.6% - Pessimism Bias 14.1%

Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal. The apparent opening of the Strait of Hormuz to ship traffic brought immediate relief to a world starved of fuel, sending international oil prices... more

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Topic: Best Of Business

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much 17.8%

Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open 50.6%

Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much ^17.8%

Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open ^50.6%