Topic summary
42%13 analyzed articles/videos7,542 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Environmental Concerns results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 4,737 hits. Analysis detected 42,052 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,002 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,998 of 15,689 topics). This Environmental Concerns is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles49K 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 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 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: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But.73%
The New Republic71%By Virginia Heffernan90%7/23/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Future of Dog’s Head Development Sits in the Hands of City Council55%
The Austin Chronicle44%By Brant Bingamon0%7/23/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Marylanders have been fighting data center growth in their communities. Companies are starting to fight back14%
WAMU15%By Joneill20%7/21/2026, 7:32:36 PM
The Data-Center Revolt Goes National: Tea Party Veteran Leads 142 Rallies Across 42 States65%
ZeroHedge70%By Tyler Durden61%7/19/2026, 7:45:00 PM
Survey: Californians really don’t want more data centers26%
CalMatters31%By Lynn La24%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Elon Musk spent estimated $1 billion on an energy company to power xAI, filings reveal — APR Energy owns a fleet of trailer-mounted gas and diesel turbines capable of generating more than 1 gigawatt69%
Tom's Hardware47%By Jowi Morales76%7/16/2026, 12:45:17 PM
After the 250th Party: Debris, ‘Code Red’ Air Quality and Patriotic Memories12%
NOTUS0%By Jenna Monnin0%7/5/2026, 8:39:20 PM
‘Cost Me the Election’: Data Centers Trigger Voter Backlash72%
Newsweek32%By Joe Edwards0%6/25/2026, 9:47:01 AM
Data centers have loud opposition, but supporters gathered at Missouri S&T to push them43%
STLPR0%By Jonathan Ahl0%6/24/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Japan’s AI goldrush faces backlash as data centers sprout up in urban areas22%
The Japan Times66%By Tomoko Otake0%6/21/2026, 9:00:00 AM