Keyword summary
44%11 analyzed articles/videos7,973 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Systems results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 2,367 hits. Analysis detected 18,511 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,254 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (53,663 of 58,045 keywords). This Water Systems is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

8% percentile
02550751007.5% percentile
1.2% BS Score11 analyzed articles31.3K 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 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 7.6%7.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.6%3.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 0.8%0.8%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacks50%
The Register60%8/7/2026, 12:53:10 PM
Water cyberattack hits at least 7 states18%
Fox News94%8/4/2026, 5:11:02 AM
America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water68%
The Free Press82%By Seth M. Siegel84%8/3/2026, 11:33:14 AM
As scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems grows, Trump’s record faces new scrutiny52%
MS NOW98%By Steve Benen99%8/3/2026, 5:52:06 AM
FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems6%
WSVN30%By Jayme Berezdivin30%8/2/2026, 6:12:01 AM
Amid fears of Iranian cyberattacks, Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting hackers targeted water systems. The FBI is now investigating45%
Fortune74%By Michael Casey27% The Associated Press73%8/1/2026, 2:47:05 PM
A brief timeline of Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. companies, political figures, water systems and more31%
CBS News39%By Nicole Sganga26% Joe Walsh39%8/1/2026, 3:00:03 AM
Trump blames Minnesota for water systems cyber attack, but experts say it’s too soon to dismiss Iran23%
Politifact21%By Amy Sherman23%7/31/2026, 2:14:05 PM
Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states this week, FBI says17%
NBC News57%By Daniel Arkin67% Michael Kosnar62% Ben Goggin62%7/31/2026, 1:58:08 PM
Walz Accuses Trump of Hiding Full Scope of Cyberattack Linked to Iran89%
The New Republic74%By Edith Olmsted92%7/31/2026, 12:03:11 PM