Speaker summary
40%25 analyzed articles/videos391.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Environmental Protection Agency results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 22.4% saturation with 118.694 hits. Analysis detected 504.064 faulty-reasoning hits from 391.333 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,664 of 28,364 speakers). This Environmental Protection Agency is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
4.9% BS Score25 analyzed videos391.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 22.4%22.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 0.4%0.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 1.8%1.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 22.4%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump’s EPA Wants Fewer People Asking Questions About Data Center Pollution45%
Mother Jones51%By Molly Taft26%7/24/2026, 1:16:42 PM
Trump Administration Declares Toxic Sewer Sludge Not a Threat to Public Health89%
Futurism88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/23/2026, 9:52:00 AM
The region’s love affair with lush lawns comes with a cost, and a growing number of residents are embracing landscapes built for a drier future14%
The Inlander13%By Dora Scott13%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of UC research grants65%
Berkeleyside33%By Mikhail Zinshteyn45% CalMatters33%7/22/2026, 10:56:44 AM
The bitter lesson of climate change35%
Vox50%By Bryan Walsh32%7/22/2026, 5:30:00 AM
Opinion: What the wildfire smoke is telling us66%
CT Mirror20%By Mike Urgo0%7/21/2026, 9:02:00 PM
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants53%
AP News53%By MIKHAIL ZINSHTEY/CalMatters78%7/21/2026, 1:11:47 PM
Trump Tried to Appease MAHA Over Roundup. It Backfired74%
Rolling Stone40%By Ayurella Horn-Muller29% Grist88%7/18/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Canada wildfire smoke map: Health risks as poor air quality hits the Midwest and northern states34%
NBC News35%By Ashley Mowreader51%7/17/2026, 3:21:56 PM
Canada Wildfires: Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs Over Smoke Pollution10%
Newsweek36%By Anna Skinner8%7/17/2026, 2:07:03 PM