Topic summary
70%11 analyzed articles/videos3,288 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Disaster Relief results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 2,124 hits. Analysis detected 21,312 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,344 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,744 of 15,769 topics). This Disaster Relief is better (less manipulative) than 93.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score11 analyzed articles29.3K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)0%7/16/2026, 2:43:04 PM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently40%
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Jodi Fortino21%7/6/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Trump Claimed to Run Venezuela. After Earthquakes, He’s Walking That Back.46%
The Intercept81%By Nick Turse66%6/25/2026, 6:36:48 PM
After Pacifica Pier Damage, Bay Area Leaders Urge Trump to Restore Aid21%
KQED61%By Ezra David Romero0%6/16/2026, 11:00:58 AM
Missouri officials want Congress to OK disaster grants for St. Louis2%
STLPR0%By Jason Rosenbaum0%6/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Centennial Christian Church receives $3M FEMA grant to help rebuild tornado-destroyed sanctuary15%
STLPR0%By Andrea Y. Henderson0%6/12/2026, 7:29:29 PM
Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states. Others await aid decisions25%
AP News53%By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA0%4/11/2026, 7:02:16 PM