Topic summary
70%32 analyzed articles/videos20,306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Drought results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 7,460 hits. Analysis detected 70,532 faulty-reasoning hits from 93,723 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,533 of 15,365 topics). This Drought is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score31 analyzed articles93.7K 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 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, 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 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Europe’s heatwaves spark continent-wide drought39%
Semafor85%By Tom Chivers86%7/23/2026, 12:14:19 PM
Pasta on the Plains: A new Kansas-grown wheat could soon be in your box of noodles25%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Calen Moore25%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Colorado drought increasingly linked to long-term climate change64%
The Colorado Sun5%By Michael Booth37%7/22/2026, 10:08:00 AM
Last winter’s extreme snow drought was a sign of the West’s future, Colorado study finds60%
The Denver Post9%By Elise Schmelzer84%7/22/2026, 10:00:16 AM
'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels55%
Los Angeles Times79%By Ian James53%7/21/2026, 7:37:03 PM
Aspen Acres fire surpasses 100,000 acres as crews increase containment to more than 60%58%
The Colorado Sun5%By Lance Benzel47%7/18/2026, 4:41:22 PM
Colorado's drought isn't impacting water access to fight wildfires, officials say18%
The Colorado Sun5%By Shannon Mullane6%7/17/2026, 9:52:00 AM
Cottonwood Fire is yet another blow to ranchers in a tough year for rural Utah26%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0%7/6/2026, 8:00:00 AM
A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.35%
Grist30%By Martha Pskowski0% Inside Climate News47%7/4/2026, 1:00:00 PM
A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.23%
Grist30%By Martha Pskowski0% Inside Climate News47%7/4/2026, 1:00:00 PM