Topic summary
13%10 analyzed articles/videos4,074 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Heatwave results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 2,472 hits. Analysis detected 12,176 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,402 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,629 of 15,298 topics). This Heatwave is better (less manipulative) than 95.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751004.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score10 analyzed articles23.4K 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 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The most monthly heat deaths in a decade: The Rundown4%
WBEZ9%By Bianca Cseke15%7/21/2026, 8:45:00 PM
Portland Suddenly Hits 100 Degrees as Officials Rush to Respond48%
Willamette Week64%By Ila Bell0%7/21/2026, 5:49:30 PM
Baltimore weather: Triple-digit heat arrives by midweek66%
The Baltimore Sun23%By The Baltimore Sun80%7/13/2026, 10:26:02 AM
On NYC’s scorching streets with homeless outreach during Code Red extreme heat19%
New York Daily News75%By Roni Jacobson62%7/5/2026, 2:13:31 AM
Heat wave keeps baking Big Apple as NY’ers celebrate 4th of July36%
New York Daily News75%By Julian Roberts-Grmela0% Nicholas Williams57%7/4/2026, 9:29:36 PM
Severe weather leaves trail of damage in NJ, more expected for NYC's July Fourth fireworks23%
Gothamist77%By Ryan Kost75% David Giambusso0%7/4/2026, 4:01:00 PM
Seven Trump State Fair Attendees Required Advanced Life Support Amid Scorching Heat: Report37%
Mediaite70%By Kathryn Wilkens45%7/3/2026, 11:22:22 PM
Kansas City floods with yellow World Cup jerseys as Ghana and Colombia meet at Arrowhead1%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Celisa Calacal0% Savannah Hawley-Bates0%7/3/2026, 8:22:17 PM
Expect to sweat in Kansas City’s worst heat yet for the World Cup and Fan Festival19%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Grant Schere0%7/3/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Bay Area Faces a Weather ‘Quadfecta’: Heat, Fire Risk, Flooding and Powerful Waves16%
KQED60%By Ezra David Romero0%6/10/2026, 11:45:38 PM