Topic summary
78%12 analyzed articles/videos4,480 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meteorology results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 1,384 hits. Analysis detected 12,652 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,562 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (20,645 of 23,761 topics). This Meteorology is better (less manipulative) than 86.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510013.1% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles25.6K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Portland State University researchers define extreme 'heat domes'13%
The Register-Guard8%By Hannarose McGuinness23%8/4/2026, 4:02:26 AM
July Was Wyoming's Hottest Month On Record — And 2026 Is On The Same Pace4%
Cowboy State Daily16%By Andrew Rossi28%8/3/2026, 4:18:00 PM
Smoke clears for parts of Montana, though may be short-lived10%
Daily Montanan34%By Jordan Hansen19%8/3/2026, 3:46:07 PM
How a super El Niño affects the global climate45%
Vox68%By Benjamin Stephen53%7/30/2026, 2:55:00 PM
DC area faces severe storm risk. Damaging winds, hail possible20%
WTOP49%By Matt Small32%7/21/2026, 5:53:42 AM
What makes a desert and why are they so hot? A scientist explains7%
Phoenix New Times21%By Shuang-Ye Wu5% The Conversation23%7/20/2026, 1:45:55 PM
Experts Misjudged a Tropical Storm. By the Time They Saw the Impending Doom, It Was Too Late.62%
Popular Mechanics48%By Darren Orf57%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Here's what meteorologists are saying about the yellow skies across the region13%
Boston.com38%By Jack Pickell0% Heather Alterisio0%7/14/2026, 2:16:37 PM
Baltimore weather: Triple-digit heat arrives by midweek77%
The Baltimore Sun47%By The Baltimore Sun92%7/13/2026, 3:26:02 AM
Endless summer? This season will be the longest in the coming decade, forecasters say33%
The Independent82%By Julia Musto63%5/25/2026, 4:00:47 PM