Topic summary
49%14 analyzed articles/videos14,437 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oil And Gas Industry results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 7,424 hits. Analysis detected 49,932 faulty-reasoning hits from 61,495 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (15,111 of 16,562 topics). This Oil And Gas Industry is better (less manipulative) than 91.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score14 analyzed articles61.5K 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 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.1%12.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Houston Public Media12%By Rob Salinas7%7/23/2026, 12:17:49 PM
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AP News53%By Jon Gambrell54%7/6/2026, 6:12:41 PM
To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk40%
ProPublica30%By Nick Bowlin0% Al Shaw0%6/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM
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AP News53%By Michelle L. Price47% Matthew Lee0% Jon Gambrell54% Samy Magdy45% Mike Catalini28%6/17/2026, 3:13:35 AM
Major oil firms skip Trump’s auction of Arctic wildlife refuge drilling leases84%
The Washington Post92%By Jake Spring0%6/5/2026, 9:12:46 AM
Toxic Ground: How Oil Field Pollution Is Threatening Oklahoma68%
ProPublica30%By Katie Campbell0% Nick Bowlin0%6/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.43%
ProPublica30%By Nick Bowlin0% Katie Campbell0%5/18/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Framing…83%Negativ…43%Post Ho…40%Biased …43%
Trump wants to pause the federal gas tax. Here’s what that could mean.90%
The Washington Post92%By Victoria Craw0%5/12/2026, 4:33:38 AM
Trump says he has no problem with a Russian tanker bringing oil to Cuba despite US blockade35%
AP News53%By Darlene Superville52%3/29/2026, 6:34:17 PM