Topic summary
29%31 analyzed articles/videos16,580 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Air Quality results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 8,236 hits. Analysis detected 58,104 faulty-reasoning hits from 85,428 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,215 of 15,781 topics). This Air Quality is better (less manipulative) than 96.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.6% percentile
1.3% BS Score31 analyzed articles85.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How we reported the story about emissions from data center generators6%
OPB4%By April Ehrlich21%7/22/2026, 1:00:01 PM
The bitter lesson of climate change34%
Vox51%By Bryan Walsh31%7/22/2026, 12:30:00 PM
The Metro: What Michigan gets wrong about wildfire smoke8%
WDET 101.9 FM17%By Robyn Vincent0%7/21/2026, 7:05:22 PM
SMART looks to chill out riders with ‘cooling buses’ and heat up regional transit through new ballot proposal43%
WDET17%By Quinn Klinefelter70%7/20/2026, 9:08:26 PM
Detroit Evening Report: Wildfire smoke expected to linger, take precautions says Detroit Health Department20%
WDET 101.9 FM17%By Nargis Rahman39%7/20/2026, 8:51:20 PM
VIDEO: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifting into U.S. Puts Sensitive Americans at Higher Risk66%
Breitbart82%By Amy Furr64%7/18/2026, 10:33:59 AM
What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact40%
Yahoo News38%By Esme Stallard - Senior climate0% science reporter0% Erwan Rivault - Senior data designer0% Pilar Tomas - Senior visual journalist0%7/17/2026, 11:50:34 PM
Canada wildfire smoke map: Health risks as poor air quality hits the Midwest and northern states34%
NBC News31%By Ashley Mowreader51%7/17/2026, 10:21:56 PM
Canada Wildfires: Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs Over Smoke Pollution10%
Newsweek33%By Anna Skinner8%7/17/2026, 9:07:03 PM
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze48%
AP News53%By Philip Marcelo23%7/17/2026, 8:29:46 PM