BS Summary: These Heat Waves results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 2,750 hits. Analysis detected 15,969 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,188 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (17,915 of 23,533 keywords). This Heat Waves is better (less manipulative) than 76.10% of the peer group.
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Heat Waves attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Heat Waves vs All Other Publications
Heat Waves attribute percentages, with an overlaid baseline for all publications (Overall) for those same attributes.
Heat dome threatens widespread stifling heat26%
AP News52%By https:47% apnews.com38% author40% patrick-whittle52% tammy-webber52% Patrick Whittle52% Tammy Webber28%7/11/2026, 3:20:32 PM
The days are hot, but so are the nights. That's a problem, experts say20%
NPR83%By Scott Neuman92%7/2/2026, 4:55:50 PM
This Heat is Fatal. We Need to Talk About it.55%
The Nation80%By Mark Hertsgaard82%7/2/2026, 2:28:58 PM
How Philadelphia turned a deadly heat wave into protections that could help millions81%
The Washington Post94%By Brady Dennis96%7/2/2026, 10:00:01 AM
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records52%
AP News52%By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER63% JOHN LEICESTER89%6/28/2026, 11:23:40 AM
Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech Republic32%
AP News52%By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER63% SYLVIA HUI24% JOHN LEICESTER89%6/27/2026, 12:35:42 PM
People aren’t the only ones hit by heat. What to do if you see wildlife affected by hot temperatures13%
AP News52%By Alexa St. John33%6/27/2026, 4:19:14 AM
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave45%
AP News52%By SAMUEL PETREQUIN0%6/23/2026, 7:36:44 AM
‘Special heatstroke warning alert’ to be implemented for summer1%
The Japan Times66%By Yukana Inoue50%4/20/2026, 6:26:00 AM