Topic summary
29%17 analyzed articles/videos16,530 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Scarcity results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 10,383 hits. Analysis detected 86,981 faulty-reasoning hits from 113,121 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,492 of 15,325 topics). This Water Scarcity is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score17 analyzed articles113.1K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Europe’s heatwaves spark continent-wide drought39%
Semafor85%By Tom Chivers85%7/23/2026, 12:14:19 PM
'It's a really poor quality of life': Once a 'miracle in the desert,' California's Salton Sea now spreads toxic dust on vulnerable communities2%
Live Science7%By Sascha Pare6%7/22/2026, 9:14:58 AM
'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels55%
Los Angeles Times79%By Ian James53%7/21/2026, 7:37:03 PM
Gaza Is in a Water Crisis as Israel’s Blockade Makes Reconstruction Impossible61%
Truthout75%By Hend Salama Abo Helow0%7/20/2026, 9:08:03 PM
An Iranian Vision of the New Middle East77%
Foreign Affairs48%By M. Javad Zarif91%7/20/2026, 4:00:00 AM
The Data-Center Revolt Goes National: Tea Party Veteran Leads 142 Rallies Across 42 States65%
ZeroHedge67%By Tyler Durden60%7/19/2026, 7:45:00 PM
New study: One Chinese cyberattack could make your taps run dry82%
The Blaze81%By John Mac Ghlionn97%7/17/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Iranian strike damages a Kuwait desalination plant, exposing water vulnerability in dry Mideast64%
WTOP News31%By The Associated Press65%7/17/2026, 8:37:38 AM
Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage21%
Grist30%By Anila Yoganathan22%7/15/2026, 8:00:00 AM
A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.35%
Grist30%By Martha Pskowski0% Inside Climate News47%7/4/2026, 1:00:00 PM