Topic summary
81%15 analyzed articles/videos8,373 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Disaster Relief results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 2,853 hits. Analysis detected 27,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,397 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (20,602 of 21,960 topics). This Disaster Relief is better (less manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.2% percentile
1.1% BS Score15 analyzed articles48.4K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Pennsylvanians whose homes were damaged in July storm can apply for financial assistance3%
WHYY0%By Sophia Schmidt2%8/3/2026, 3:54:56 PM
Spokane family trapped on Long Lake amid historic wildfires; plus, resources for those affected4%
The Inlander9%By Madison Pearson2%8/2/2026, 3:59:00 PM
Gov. Kotek seeks federal aid for Oregon farmers, ranchers caught in throes of wildfires44%
OPB17%By Alejandro Figueroa40%7/31/2026, 3:21:12 PM
After flood relief funding denied, Illinois and other states sue Trump administration43%
Chicago Sun-Times51%By AP58%7/23/2026, 12:49:52 PM
Minneapolis police investigating two weekend mass shootings46%
MinnPost35%By MinnPost staff35%7/20/2026, 4:57:40 AM
Blue states hit hardest by Trump disaster aid denials, analysis says41%
FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)68%7/16/2026, 7:43:04 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently52%
AP News70%By DAVID A. LIEB63% M.K. WILDEMAN66%7/15/2026, 9:05:26 PM
A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs31%
Grist47%By Katie Myers55%7/14/2026, 1:45:00 AM
Venezuelans in Missouri are sending donations and supplies to earthquake victims back home36%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR74%By Jodi Fortino41%7/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Trump Claimed to Run Venezuela. After Earthquakes, He’s Walking That Back.57%
The Intercept85%By Nick Turse79%6/25/2026, 11:36:48 AM