Topic summary
46%63 analyzed articles/videos29,966 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Natural Disasters results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 20,869 hits. Analysis detected 110,477 faulty-reasoning hits from 168,298 analyzed words across 62 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,927 of 16,559 topics). This Natural Disasters is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.
Natural Disasters

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
1.3% BS Score62 analyzed articles168.3K 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 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.4%12.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 12.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Europe wildfires latest: High winds leave firefighters struggling to control blaze in Spain as more evacuated in France40%
The Independent45%By Maira Butt55%7/25/2026, 1:07:21 PM
Oregon emergency alert system more popular in rural areas than metro area, study says27%
OPB4%By Shaanth Nanguneri74%7/25/2026, 1:00:00 PM
‘Recovery has not even begun’: Venezuela earthquake victims sleeping in the rubble of their homes one month on78%
The Independent68%By Maira Butt55%7/25/2026, 12:59:51 PM
Heavy rain causes road collapse and power outages in Hall County55%
FOX 5 Atlanta45%7/25/2026, 1:42:17 AM
SoCal hit with life threatening waves as tropical storms churn in Pacific48%
California Post89%By Justin Choi88%7/23/2026, 12:49:43 AM
Aspen Acres fire crews shoring up defenses around homes in southern Colorado6%
The Colorado Sun6%By Lance Benzel48%7/22/2026, 4:48:09 PM
Optimis…28%Negativ…3%
Aspen Acres fire crews patrol western edge, after hot, dry conditions test defenses6%
The Colorado Sun6%By Olivia Prentzel15%7/21/2026, 5:39:48 PM
More wildfire evacuees return home as firefighters brace for another day of high fire danger11%
The Colorado Sun6%By Olivia Prentzel15%7/20/2026, 5:21:41 PM
🇪🇸 Spain wins39%
Rough Draft Atlanta39%By Rough Draft Staff55%7/20/2026, 12:30:00 PM
5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru’s Andes region and kills at least 6 people42%
WSVN 7News55%By Associated Press60%7/19/2026, 10:32:20 PM