Topic summary
67%16 analyzed articles/videos12,179 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Environmental Science results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 3,945 hits. Analysis detected 43,547 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,813 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (13,918 of 15,447 topics). This Environmental Science is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score16 analyzed articles56.8K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.9%6.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Scientists confirm rare 'parasite-like' cancer in bullhead catfish from Lake Memphremagog30%
WBUR News5%By Abagael Giles39% Vermont Public39%7/23/2026, 6:55:54 AM
Sperm whales change how they communicate when ships are nearby24%
Popular Science13%By Laura Baisas11%7/22/2026, 1:00:00 PM
20th-Century Shipwrecks Are Poisoning Our Oceans—But Underwater Microbes Are Fighting Back54%
Popular Mechanics33%By Darren Orf34%7/21/2026, 6:00:03 PM
Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet49%
Gizmodo59%By Ellyn Lapointe29%7/20/2026, 8:50:38 PM
What Do We Really Know About the Microplastics Building Up Inside Us?31%
Mother Jones48%By Yale Environment 36041%7/18/2026, 9:57:28 PM
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity40%
The Conversation0%By Jenny Whilde0%7/7/2026, 12:14:29 PM
New research traces how 'forever chemicals' move through the Great Lakes and into people41%
Grist28%By Vivian La33%7/6/2026, 8:45:00 AM
You'll Never Guess Why Government Officials Are Sinking a Four-Story Riverboat Casino Into the Abyss29%
Futurism88%By Joe Wilkins85%7/5/2026, 2:02:00 PM
The Reflecting Pool’s algae problem has better solutions than hydrogen peroxide, experts say30%
Scientific American0%By Eric Palkovacs0% The Conversation US0%7/3/2026, 10:00:00 AM
I’d Seen It From The Ground, But Wait Until You See It From The Sky34%
Mother Jones48%By Nathan Halverson0%7/1/2026, 11:11:49 PM