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Oregon wildfire season begins in earnest 19%
By Gemma DiCarlo15%
7/21/2026, 1:00:01 PM
Topics: Think Out Loud
Keywords: Think Out Loud
BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 39.6% saturation with 57 hits. Analysis detected 150 faulty-reasoning hits from 144 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 34.7% and a BS Rank of 19% (15,574 of 19,233 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 81.00% of the article peer group.
According to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, wildfires have burned more than 300,000 acres across the state so far.
Fire officials say that lightning strikes last week ignited dozens of fires which were fueled by dry vegetation, hot weather and windy conditions.
An estimated 1,500 Oregonians are under Level 3 — GO NOW! — evacuation orders.
Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple joins us with an update on the status of the fires and how agencies are responding.
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Horn Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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No True Scotsman
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Personal Incredulity
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Unattributed Quote
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Biased Writer Voice
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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144 words analyzed.
Analysis
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