Topic summary
59%46 analyzed articles/videos38,643 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conservation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 9,886 hits. Analysis detected 123,810 faulty-reasoning hits from 157,142 analyzed words across 46 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (15,317 of 16,559 topics). This Conservation is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751007.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score46 analyzed articles157.1K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bennet and Hurd team up to shield Glenwood Springs Hot Springs from quarry expansion58%
Denver Westword34%By Sage Kelley56%7/23/2026, 6:43:57 PM
They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California?41%
CalMatters32%By Ryan Sabalow30%7/23/2026, 12:15:00 PM
Arizona’s iconic saguaros are being threatened. These are the perpetrators40%
Phoenix New Times53%By Eleri Mosier63% Cronkite News27%7/22/2026, 11:25:31 PM
Bald eagle believed to be Jackie healing in Ojai30%
Popular Science15%By Laura Baisas11%7/21/2026, 4:49:34 PM
Bear sightings are increasing in CT. Here’s what you need to know.34%
CT Mirror20%By Kat Ramkumar38%7/20/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Former Scouts fight proposed sale of 604 acres at Sand Hill Scout Reservation64%
FOX 13 News51%7/20/2026, 11:08:00 AM
Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments68%
Grist28%By Wyatt Myskow0% Inside Climate News48%7/19/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Juvenile humpback whale washes ashore in Winthrop46%
Boston.com19%By Morgan Rousseau10%7/19/2026, 12:42:07 PM
Rare toad returns to Las Vegas spring for first time in almost 65 years — and he’s looking for love52%
New York Post89%By Daniel Cody38%7/19/2026, 12:40:52 AM
Echidna ‘puggles’ weigh less than a mini marshmallow13%
Popular Science15%By Margherita Bassi10%7/18/2026, 3:12:00 PM