Topic summary
71%14 analyzed articles/videos8,324 analyzed words
BS Summary: These El Nino results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Pessimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 4,611 hits. Analysis detected 34,216 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,022 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 25% (17,075 of 22,501 topics). This El Nino is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score14 analyzed articles45K 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 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

El Niño Bakes Southeast Asia28%
Foreign Policy56%By Joseph Rachman29%8/4/2026, 10:00:52 PM
It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now77%
Yahoo News57%By Jackie Flynn Mogensen60%8/3/2026, 11:04:00 AM
July likely to be hottest month on record in the US - and more dangerous heat is on the way57%
The Independent66%By Julia Musto62%8/2/2026, 4:24:25 PM
Fierce floods or wild waves? How San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño.18%
CalMatters47%By Deborah Brennan34%8/1/2026, 5:00:00 AM
El Niño explained: Here are 5 things the weather phenomenon isn't11%
Houston Chronicle32%By Justin Ballard12%7/19/2026, 4:00:00 AM
'These are striking forecasts': Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a humanitarian crisis48%
Live Science23%By Patrick Pester58%7/17/2026, 8:56:26 AM
Hurricane forecasters watch 2 potential systems. 1 is off Florida’s coast24%
Tampa Bay Times21%By Michaela Mulligan33%7/15/2026, 7:25:48 AM
El Niño Already Killing Thousands in Europe93%
Futurism93%By Joe Wilkins91%7/5/2026, 5:02:00 AM
Super El Niño poses critical threat to 500 million of the world’s farmers, researchers warn80%
The Independent82%By Nick Ferris91%6/21/2026, 2:59:54 AM
El Niño Could Bring ‘Disruptive Coastal Flooding’ to Bay Area This Winter81%
KQED78%By Ezra David Romero65%6/16/2026, 2:12:57 PM