Cascade PBS86%
Why Extreme Heat Is a “Mass Casualty Event” 66%
By Cascade PBS Staff55%
7/23/2026, 12:15:53 PM
Keywords: Amanpour And Company
BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Indoctrination, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 40% saturation with 24 hits. Analysis detected 220 faulty-reasoning hits from 60 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 60% and a BS Rank of 66% (7,285 of 21,176 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 65.60% of the article peer group.
With heat waves shattering records this year, one thing is clear: The planet is getting hotter.
Kathy Baughman McLeod argues that we don't all feel the heat equally.
As CEO of HERA, McLeod joins the show to discuss the organization's work protecting women in low-income communities from the effects of extreme heat.
Confirmation Bias
26.7%Confirmation Bias
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26.7%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
26.7%Availability Heuristic
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26.7%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
33.3%Framing Effect
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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
0%Optimism Bias
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0.6%PublicationCascade PBS
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Pessimism Bias
26.7%Pessimism Bias
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26.7%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
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Negativity Bias
13.3%Negativity Bias
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13.3%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
17.8%PublicationCascade PBS
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
20%Fundamental Attribution Error
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20%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
0.4%PublicationCascade PBS
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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
40%Halo Effect
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40%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
7.6%PublicationCascade PBS
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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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0%AuthorCascade PBS Staff
5.3%PublicationCascade PBS
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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
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
40%Appeal to Authority
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11.9%PublicationCascade PBS
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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1.1%PublicationCascade PBS
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
26.7%Hasty Generalization
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8.1%PublicationCascade PBS
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
13.3%Appeal to Emotion
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3.6%PublicationCascade PBS
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
20%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
40%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
40%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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60 words analyzed.
Analysis
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