Topic summary
41%52 analyzed articles/videos36,967 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Air Quality results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 13,336 hits. Analysis detected 85,966 faulty-reasoning hits from 160,230 analyzed words across 52 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (21,683 of 22,749 topics). This Air Quality is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.7% percentile
1.0% BS Score52 analyzed articles160.2K 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 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Wildfire smoke becomes a regular occurrence across Oregon, as residents learn to adapt18%
OPB19%By Joni Auden Land7% Amanda Linares33%8/5/2026, 5:51:45 PM
Reno sees smoke from Oregon wildfires, air quality drops to 'unhealthy'1%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/5/2026, 4:21:30 PM
Availab…4%Optimis…5%Negativ…39%Appeal …9%
Grasshopper Fire Sends Smoke to Portland and Threatens Timberline Lodge14%
Willamette Week39%By Garrett Andrews13%8/5/2026, 10:30:39 AM
Hazy skies, warming trend ahead in Casper area8%
Oil City News13%By Dan Cepeda4%8/5/2026, 5:59:31 AM
National Night Out events across Salem area canceled due to wildfire smoke4%
Statesman Journal9%By Kenny McMillen4%8/4/2026, 4:48:34 PM
Optimis…10%Negativ…11%Appeal …3%Indoctr…7%
Portland air quality is among the worst for major cities worldwide5%
OPB19%By Holly Bartholomew0%8/4/2026, 11:53:14 AM
Poor air quality covers nearly all of Oregon as wildfires rage28%
Statesman Journal9%By Tracy Loew45%8/4/2026, 11:47:01 AM
Red flag warnings issued for Oregon wildfires, Meadows evacuates7%
Statesman Journal9%By Zach Urness29%8/4/2026, 11:19:23 AM
Smoke across Colorado from Pacific Northwest fires expected to last a few days61%
The Colorado Sun26%By Michael Booth55%8/4/2026, 10:00:08 AM
Good Morning, News: Wildfire Smoke Rolls into Portland, Women’s Sports and AI, and a Reminder That RFK Jr. Sucks19%
Portland Mercury66%By Taylor Griggs34%8/4/2026, 9:01:19 AM