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Five people drowned in Ohio as heavy rains lead to rescues across the U.S. ⁠97%

7/20/2026, 9:50:35 PM

Topics: Video
Keywords: Youtube

BS Summary: This video contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 69.6% saturation with 156 hits. Analysis detected 892 faulty-reasoning hits from 224 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 94.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠97% (794 of 21,887 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 96.40% of the video peer group.

AĀ punishingĀ stringĀ ofĀ severeĀ summerĀ weatherĀ rampingĀ upĀ acrossĀ theĀ US.Ā 
AuthoritiesĀ inĀ OhioĀ nowĀ confirmingĀ aĀ massĀ drowningĀ involvingĀ aĀ family.Ā AĀ childĀ forcedĀ toĀ flagĀ driversĀ forĀ help.Ā 
PoliceĀ nearĀ ColumbusĀ sayĀ oneĀ swimmerĀ startedĀ strugglingĀ thenĀ othersĀ jumpedĀ inĀ toĀ help.Ā TwoĀ womenĀ andĀ threeĀ menĀ drowningĀ accordingĀ toĀ theĀ AssociatedĀ Press.Ā 
>>Ā ImmediatelyĀ fireĀ departmentsĀ emergencyĀ medicalĀ policeĀ departmentsĀ respondedĀ toĀ theĀ sceneĀ toĀ tryĀ toĀ assistĀ inĀ theĀ rescue.Ā 
>>Ā InĀ otherĀ partsĀ ofĀ OhioĀ waterĀ rescuesĀ haveĀ beenĀ stackingĀ upĀ byĀ theĀ dozen.Ā ManyĀ savedĀ fromĀ theirĀ cars.Ā 
>>Ā IĀ hadĀ myĀ three-year-oldĀ sonĀ inĀ theĀ back.Ā 
IĀ hadĀ toĀ getĀ outĀ andĀ getĀ himĀ walkĀ aroundĀ andĀ pullĀ himĀ outĀ ofĀ theĀ water.Ā 
TheĀ waterĀ wasĀ aboutĀ upĀ toĀ myĀ waistĀ byĀ theĀ timeĀ IĀ gotĀ out.Ā 
>>Ā FartherĀ westĀ jaw-droppingĀ newĀ videoĀ showsĀ aĀ riverĀ ofĀ mudĀ andĀ debrisĀ tearingĀ throughĀ Beaver,Ā Utah.Ā RelentlessĀ flashĀ floodingĀ nowĀ promptingĀ evacuations.Ā 
AuthoritiesĀ nowĀ sayingĀ atĀ leastĀ eightĀ peopleĀ diedĀ inĀ floodĀ watersĀ there,Ā includingĀ ProvoĀ firefighterĀ CaptainĀ SpencerĀ Long,Ā hisĀ wifeĀ andĀ threeĀ sonsĀ whoĀ authoritiesĀ sayĀ hadĀ beenĀ hikingĀ whenĀ theĀ waterĀ overtookĀ them.Ā DaysĀ ofĀ violentĀ stormsĀ wreakingĀ havocĀ acrossĀ theĀ countryĀ asĀ someĀ areasĀ braceĀ forĀ evenĀ moreĀ severeĀ weather.Ā 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%NBC News: 2.1%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.8%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 17.4%NBC News: 2.9%Availability Heuristic17.4%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.7%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 30.4%NBC News: 6.4%Framing Effect30.4%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.2%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.3%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 6.3%NBC News: 1.8%Optimism Bias6.3%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.2%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 65.2%NBC News: 7.0%Negativity Bias65.2%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.2%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.5%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 4.0%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.3%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 23.2%NBC News: 1.3%Recency Bias23.2%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.5%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.6%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.3%Straw Man0.0%This article: 42.9%NBC News: 3.2%Appeal to Authority42.9%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.2%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 10.3%NBC News: 0.5%Slippery Slope10.3%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 32.1%NBC News: 3.2%Hasty Generalization32.1%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 8.9%NBC News: 0.7%Bandwagon8.9%This article: 69.6%NBC News: 4.9%Appeal to Emotion69.6%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.8%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 29.5%NBC News: 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)29.5%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 17.0%NBC News: 0.5%Burden of Proof17.0%This article: 5.4%NBC News: 0.1%Appeal to Nature5.4%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 29.0%NBC News: 1.5%Anecdotal29.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 11.2%NBC News: 1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)11.2%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.8%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.3%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 4.1%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 1.1%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%NBC News: 0.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

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