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Phoenix hits 117 degrees: Here’s why the heat is not over 65%
By Holly Bock78%
7/24/2026, 11:44:26 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Pessimism Bias, and Recency Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 43.8% saturation with 35 hits. Analysis detected 173 faulty-reasoning hits from 80 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 59.2% and a BS Rank of 65% (7,760 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 64.50% of the article peer group.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached 117 degrees Friday, breaking the previous daily record of 116 set in 2023.
The morning low of 97 degrees tied the hottest low temperature ever recorded at Sky Harbor.
More record-setting heat is possible through the weekend, though Saturday’s record high of 119 degrees appears out of reach.
Temperatures may ease slightly Sunday and Monday, but dangerously warm mornings will continue across the Valley.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
20%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
33.8%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
13.8%Optimism Bias
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13.8%AuthorHolly Bock
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Pessimism Bias
23.8%Pessimism Bias
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23.8%AuthorHolly Bock
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Negativity Bias
43.8%Negativity Bias
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43.8%AuthorHolly Bock
34.2%Publicationazfamily
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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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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
23.8%Recency Bias
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23.8%AuthorHolly Bock
8%Publicationazfamily
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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
23.8%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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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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Quote-first Misdirection
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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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