New York Post90%
Dramatic video shows Florida mom's close escape as lightning strikes right behind her 66%
By Chris Bradford78%
7/17/2026, 12:56:11 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 60.6% saturation with 83 hits. Analysis detected 383 faulty-reasoning hits from 137 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 60.1% and a BS Rank of 66% (6,012 of 17,284 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 65.20% of the article peer group.
Dramatic video shows Florida mom's close escape as lightning strikes right behind her
Dramatic doorbell video shows a Florida mom running for cover as a lightning bolt hit a neighbor’s yard right behind, instantly sparking a fire.
Jessika Gonzalez was seen in her Ring doorbell footage unloading her car when several bright flashes lit up the sky on June 27.
As she slams her door and runs into her house, a fire quickly spreads in the grass behind her.
“I felt like a firecracker was lit next to me and the sparks were hitting me,” Gonzalez told Storyful.
“I ran into the garage, shocked, and all the kids were screaming.”
Gonzalez was not injured and there was no immediate news of any bad damage.
Confirmation Bias
27.7%Confirmation Bias
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27.7%AuthorChris Bradford
4.1%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
50.4%Framing Effect
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50.4%AuthorChris Bradford
10.7%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
10.2%Optimism Bias
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10.2%AuthorChris Bradford
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
45.3%Negativity Bias
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45.3%AuthorChris Bradford
16.2%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
22.6%Appeal to Emotion
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22.6%AuthorChris Bradford
11.5%PublicationCalifornia Post
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
31.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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31.4%AuthorChris Bradford
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
13.9%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
17.5%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
60.6%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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137 words analyzed.
Analysis
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