Topic summary
90%25 analyzed articles/videos24,219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Climate results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 11,273 hits. Analysis detected 93,788 faulty-reasoning hits from 109,299 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 25% (17,176 of 22,664 topics). This Climate is better (less manipulative) than 75.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score25 analyzed articles109.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.3%10.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Someone is poisoning trees at a popular Lake Tahoe beach, sheriff says6%
San Francisco Chronicle34%By Aidin Vaziri6%8/4/2026, 3:37:14 PM
July Was Wyoming's Hottest Month On Record — And 2026 Is On The Same Pace4%
Cowboy State Daily8%By Andrew Rossi27%8/3/2026, 4:18:00 PM
South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally23%
Al Jazeera77%By Al Jazeera Staff69%8/2/2026, 5:34:35 AM
How snowy winter could lead to summer surge of ticks, fireflies55%
Newsday29%By Rick Kopstein70% Gary Licker70% File Footage29% Photo Credit: Newsday29% Steve Pfost70% AP59% Carolyn Kaster70%7/31/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Seniors Stuck on the Streets39%
Voice of San Diego36%By Voice of San Diego39%7/15/2026, 2:15:00 AM
Giant trees have tricks to work around drought29%
Science News22%By Fechi Inyama28%7/2/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Why the French are painting their windows with chalk to beat the heat27%
BBC Future85%By Sophie Hardach0%6/26/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Droughts are transforming the Turkish landscape with massive sinkholes30%
BBC Future85%By Katie Nadworny42%6/25/2026, 2:33:04 AM
The risk of a 'super' El Niño is rising. Here's what it means for North America47%
BBC85%By Isabelle Gerretsen53%6/23/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Heat, wind and drought spark a weekend of wildfires in Utah8%
KUER84%By Associated Press74%6/21/2026, 1:40:19 PM