Topic summary
51%11 analyzed articles/videos11,729 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Lands results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 4,542 hits. Analysis detected 40,237 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,533 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (15,450 of 16,194 topics). This Public Lands is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score11 analyzed articles56.5K 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 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Judge allows transfer of federal land along Dalton Highway to Alaska6%
Courthouse News Service22%By Edvard Pettersson0%7/25/2026, 12:56:43 AM
Want Access to New, Less-Crowded Bay Area Hiking Trails? A $10 EBMUD Permit Could Be the Answer58%
KQED61%By Sarah Wright39%7/16/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Navajo Nation Council 'strongly opposed' to Trump reducing 2 national monuments38%
KOB.com36%By Jonathan Fjeld52%7/15/2026, 5:55:36 PM
Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes49%
The Guardian80%By Coral Murphy Marcos50%7/13/2026, 11:45:45 PM
Trump slashes the size of two Utah national monuments31%
KELO-AM44%By Thomson Reuters50%7/13/2026, 11:12:45 PM
Trump Cuts 2 Popular Utah National Monuments by 90 Percent — About 3 Million Acres35%
Outdoor Life43%By Christine Peterson40%7/13/2026, 10:29:49 PM
What to know about Trump’s order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah3%
AP News54%By MATTHEW BROWN19% HANNAH SCHOENBAUM18%7/13/2026, 10:28:36 PM
Rural Utah takes center stage as Maloy, Lyman battle for 3rd District GOP nomination32%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0%6/2/2026, 12:06:46 AM
Dispersed Camping 101: How to Find Free Campsites Near the Bay Area59%
KQED61%By Sarah Wright39%5/18/2026, 11:00:50 AM
A new kind of van life: $180 to camp for seven months – and a real taste of freedom47%
The Guardian80%By Joshua Jackson0%5/5/2026, 11:00:27 AM