Topic summary
82%48 analyzed articles/videos39,290 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Agriculture results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 12,165 hits. Analysis detected 119,142 faulty-reasoning hits from 210,992 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (22,264 of 23,462 topics). This Agriculture is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
1.0% BS Score48 analyzed articles211K 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 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

El Niño Bakes Southeast Asia30%
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The Columbian64%By Corinne Purtill77% Los Angeles Times100%8/4/2026, 6:03:05 AM
New York Tackles the Myth That Solar is Swallowing Farmland68%
Mother Jones68%By Kathryn Krawczyk85%8/4/2026, 4:30:00 AM
Some Philadelphians have turned to farmers’ markets as the cyclosporiasis outbreak continues39%
The Philadelphia Inquirer41%By Michelle Myers49%8/2/2026, 2:43:29 PM
‘Nature’s pretty cool’: Local farm winds down Walla Walla sweet onion field as harvest ends11%
OPB16%By Erick Bengel9%8/1/2026, 10:54:10 AM
Dallas family's Christmas tree farm was scorched. Why it wasn't worse5%
Statesman Journal8%By Capi Lynn3%8/1/2026, 4:03:11 AM
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Florida Politics37%8/1/2026, 3:00:30 AM
Gov. Kotek seeks federal aid for Oregon farmers, ranchers caught in throes of wildfires47%
OPB16%By Alejandro Figueroa42%7/31/2026, 3:21:12 PM
A succession crisis in Japan’s fields2%
The Japan Times81%By Nico Phillips0%7/30/2026, 5:30:00 PM
Boulder Market Meals: Charred shishito peppers spice up fresh tostadas3%
Boulder Reporting Lab11%By John Lehndorff2% Katie MacKinnon2% Boulder County Farmers Markets2%7/28/2026, 8:20:06 AM