Keyword summary
16%12 analyzed articles/videos5,145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tropical Storm Bertha results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 1,504 hits. Analysis detected 7,128 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,782 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (34,696 of 35,445 keywords). This Tropical Storm Bertha is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.
Tropical Storm Bertha

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score12 analyzed articles19.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 7.6%7.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 0.7%0.7%

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: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Keyword 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Appeal …14%Red Her…6%Unattri…23%Quote-f…5%
Flash flood warning issued for Sugar Land, Missouri City and Stafford3%
Houston Chronicle14%By Ashley Soebroto10%7/23/2026, 11:36:57 PM
When Tropical Storm Bertha reaches Houston: Thursday timeline as coastal warnings takes effect22%
Houston Chronicle14%By Justin Ballard16%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Galveston County officials monitor Bertha as tropical storm watch takes effect12%
Houston Public Media12%By Julianna Washburn21% Galveston County Bureau21%7/22/2026, 8:57:10 PM
Evening News7%
CBS News17%7/22/2026, 1:00:29 PM
Heat advisory issued as dangerous temperatures return to San Antonio; here’s how to stay safe27%
San Antonio Report51%By Diego Medel38%7/22/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Cbs Mornings Clips - CBSNews.com4%
CBS News17%7/22/2026, 1:01:48 AM
Tropical Storm Bertha tracker: Heavy rain and flash flooding forecast for parts of Gulf Coast — see latest path6%
Yahoo News38%By Dylan Stableford4% Mike Bebernes15% Jasmine Andersson16%7/21/2026, 9:43:09 PM
Bertha expected to make landfall as tropical storm, New Orleans under storm watch2%
nola.com7%By Marco Cartolano2%7/21/2026, 12:35:00 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, Gulf Coast flood risk grows46%
FOX 13 News48%7/21/2026, 12:01:58 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha (July 21, 2026)16%
Houston Public Media12%By Michael Hagerty2%7/21/2026, 11:00:47 AM