Topic summary
13%14 analyzed articles/videos4,244 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Safety results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 1,850 hits. Analysis detected 14,604 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,795 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (15,504 of 16,243 topics). This Water Safety is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles26.8K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.9%6.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Mom of 6 drowns saving young son from river: ‘My mom was literally my hero’25%
New York Post89%By Patrick Reilly35%7/22/2026, 12:59:45 PM
'These Lives Are Precious': Spouse of Trinity River Drowning Victim Calls for Increased Water Safety Awareness After Recent Tragedies24%
Lost Coast Outpost65%By Isabella Vanderheiden48%7/22/2026, 12:05:44 PM
Two People Died on the Trinity River Last Week, in Separate Incidents; Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on the Cases, Urges People to be Cautious on the Water16%
Lost Coast Outpost65%By LoCO Staff43%7/21/2026, 1:48:16 PM
5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says11%
WRAL.com53%By The Associated Press63%7/20/2026, 7:38:12 PM
Sheriff: Bodies of all 5 adults recovered from Scioto River after apparent rescue attempts8%
Richland Source65%By Jack Slemenda6%7/20/2026, 6:26:15 PM
Body pulled from San Francisco Bay after deadly boat accident near Alcatraz21%
California Post89%By Zain Khan61%7/17/2026, 12:36:01 AM
What Passengers Should Know About Boat Safety on the San Francisco Bay55%
KQED62%By Sarah Wright39%7/16/2026, 11:46:15 PM
Memorial trip tragedy: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, search for survivors ends at sunset11%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Michael McLaughlin19% Kevin Truong15% George Kelly17% Jennifer Wadsworth22%7/15/2026, 6:51:41 PM
1 dead, 2 missing after boat carrying 19 capsizes in San Francisco Bay7%
Los Angeles Times79%By Clara Harter64%7/14/2026, 11:56:40 PM
5-year-old swept away in Laguna Beach identified as family mourns23%
California Post89%By Daniel Farr69%6/12/2026, 5:08:27 AM