Topic summary
32%9 analyzed articles/videos8,906 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Infrastructure results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 2,232 hits. Analysis detected 18,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,840 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (20,493 of 21,656 topics). This Water Infrastructure is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
1.1% BS Score9 analyzed articles36.8K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Cyberattacks Threaten Water Supplies Across Country. Tim Walz Or Iran May Be To Blame Depending On Who You Ask.54%
The Daily Caller80%By Anthony Iafrate61%8/1/2026, 12:18:42 PM
FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems30%
WDIV21%By Michael Casey25% Associated Press73%8/1/2026, 10:58:02 AM
A brief timeline of Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. companies, political figures, water systems and more27%
CBS News37%By Nicole Sganga21% Joe Walsh36%8/1/2026, 3:00:03 AM
Tamina residents witness 1st phase of long-awaited water connection project18%
Community Impact Newspaper7%By Kara Willis20%7/31/2026, 11:43:00 AM
Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers7%
MinnPost35%By Jamie Stengler0% Eric Tucker48% AP58%7/31/2026, 7:57:16 AM
Urgent warning over water system cyberattacks78%
NBC News58%By NBC News66%7/30/2026, 3:46:33 PM
116-year-old Colorado town argues itself out of existence16%
Denver Westword30%By Sage Kelley32%7/30/2026, 1:56:51 PM
Kansas City election guide 2026: Explaining the $750 million water and sewer bond questions7%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR74%By Thomas White24%7/20/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Native American tribes’ Colorado River water rights deal stalled by 4 states37%
KUER83%By Alex Hager0% KJZZ0% Mark Olalde0% ProPublica40%7/1/2026, 1:00:00 AM