Topic summary
33%27 analyzed articles/videos9,049 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Flooding results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.4% saturation with 14,312 hits. Analysis detected 60,127 faulty-reasoning hits from 99,277 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (14,973 of 15,299 topics). This Flooding is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score27 analyzed articles99.3K 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 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.4%14.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan26%
AP News52%By REBECCA SANTANA19%7/22/2026, 4:01:42 AM
29 million in Northeast, including NYC, under tornado watch as severe thunderstorm threat looms49%
WSVN53%By Jayme Berezdivin46%7/21/2026, 11:26:27 PM
Texas turns to recovery after deadly floods, but danger isn’t over along the Nueces River47%
Houston Public Media10%By Lucio Vasquez46% Texas Newsroom46%7/20/2026, 8:23:58 PM
Climate scientists have predicted greater flooding in Texas for decades. It’s happening now60%
Houston Public Media10%By Mose Buchele0% KUT17%7/20/2026, 12:12:47 PM
Key differences spared Texas lives in second straight July flood13%
The Texas Tribune11%By Alejandra Martinez0% Emily Foxhall4% Ellie Ashby4%7/18/2026, 1:02:45 AM
Uvalde residents shocked by rare flooding that ripped through homes47%
The Texas Tribune11%By Ayden Runnels5%7/18/2026, 12:55:55 AM
As floodwaters rise again, Texas Hill Country bar owner relives last year’s devastation10%
Houston Public Media10%By Lucio Vasquez46% Texas Newsroom46%7/17/2026, 7:00:22 PM
Flood threat continues Friday as rainfall moves to West Texas54%
Houston Public Media10%By Chelsey Zhu0% KUT17%7/17/2026, 1:22:26 PM
Sean Teare on ICE shooting (July 17, 2026)29%
Houston Public Media10%By Michael Hagerty3%7/17/2026, 11:00:58 AM
New flooding haunts Hill Country residents a year after historic disaster43%
The Texas Tribune11%By Ayden Runnels5% Ellie Ashby4%7/17/2026, 2:06:25 AM