Topic summary
71%103 analyzed articles/videos58,630 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Weather results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 21,796 hits. Analysis detected 148,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 263,137 analyzed words across 103 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (20,858 of 21,827 topics). This Weather is better (less manipulative) than 95.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751004.4% percentile
1.0% BS Score103 analyzed articles263.1K 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 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Anchori…6%Negativ…11%
Denver Weather: Significantly cooler with poor air quality2%
Denver Gazette22%By Chase Rogers0%8/4/2026, 6:05:12 AM
Firefighters scramble to contain Greek fires before winds and high temp return29%
ABC News42%By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press0% SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press0%8/4/2026, 3:45:18 AM
What another Texas flood revealed about the state’s warning system3%
Grist47%By Laura Mallonee8/4/2026, 1:45:00 AM
Loss Av…28%Negativ…8%Recency…2%
The Cost Of Weather Is Reshaping How Americans Choose Where To Relocate6%
Forbes65%By Meggen Harris0%8/3/2026, 5:27:17 PM
Anchori…10%Availab…11%Negativ…24%Appeal …10%
Bethlehem car wash to permanently close as company seeks other town location11%
Times Union17%By Patrick Tine32%8/3/2026, 11:48:32 AM
Heavy rain prompts flash flood warning in southern NH3%
New Hampshire Public Radio13%By NHPR Staff3%8/3/2026, 4:14:46 AM
Optimis…11%Biased …11%
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: August’s first Monday1%
West Seattle Blog18%8/2/2026, 11:03:00 PM
Framing…26%Appeal …26%Ambigui…31%Indoctr…30%
First Alert days extended due to extreme heat80%
azfamily.com76%By Steven Sarabia95%8/2/2026, 5:27:36 PM
July likely to be hottest month on record in the US - and more dangerous heat is on the way55%
The Independent66%By Julia Musto61%8/2/2026, 4:24:25 PM
Waterlogged ground could prompt return of floods on Monday28%
Times Union17%By Tyler A. McNeil29%8/2/2026, 9:00:00 AM