Baltimore Sun47%
Ellicott City flood 2016: Families remember two lives lost 15%
By Sofia Montoya-Deck8%
7/30/2026, 2:00:50 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Status Quo Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 34.4% saturation with 31 hits. Analysis detected 170 faulty-reasoning hits from 90 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 23.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (25,584 of 29,795 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 85.90% of the article peer group.
Families of Jessica Watsula and Joe Blevins reflect on loss, remembrance and Ellicott City's flood prevention 10 years later.
A decade after the devastating Ellicott City flood, the families of Jessica Watsula and Joe Blevins share how they continue to honor their loved ones while reflecting on the town's recovery.
On the anniversary of his sister’s death, Curtis Brubaker Jr. visits the tree along the Patapsco River where Jessica Watsula’s body was found and leaves roses.
(Courtesy of Curtis Brubaker Jr.)
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100%flagged-word coverageCurtis Brubaker Jr.
26 attributed words100% of attributed speech92% writer coverage
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