Topic summary
56%21 analyzed articles/videos11,594 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Environmental Law results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 5,379 hits. Analysis detected 47,266 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,048 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 16% (18,466 of 21,790 topics). This Environmental Law is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score21 analyzed articles62K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…12%Negativ…7%Self-Se…11%
11th Circuit sends city’s mercury pollution suit back to federal court7%
Courthouse News Service21%By Kayla Goggin10%8/3/2026, 4:05:04 PM
Environmentalists can sue Suncor for its Commerce City pollution if they can prove it, US Appeals Court rules49%
The Colorado Sun25%By Michael Booth51%8/3/2026, 3:34:13 PM
New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River36%
Tom's Hardware61%By Jake Roach7%8/3/2026, 11:04:36 AM
Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Delivering Major Victory for Tribal Nations59%
Native News Online46%By Levi Rickert39%7/31/2026, 8:28:54 PM
VOSD Podcast: Lunar Cycles33%
Voice of San Diego37%By Matt Skraby37%7/31/2026, 7:48:38 PM
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Enbridge Trespassed on Bad River Reservation, Orders Line 5 Reroute39%
Native News Online46%By Levi Rickert39%7/31/2026, 12:48:55 PM
Judge allows transfer of federal land along Dalton Highway to Alaska14%
Courthouse News Service21%By Edvard Pettersson20%7/24/2026, 5:56:43 PM
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters 'panic mode'46%
Grist47%By Kate Yoder67%7/24/2026, 1:45:00 AM
Loss Av…11%Appeal …2%
Oregon logging project clears legal challenge2%
Courthouse News Service21%By Monique Merrill1%7/23/2026, 10:42:22 AM
South American trade bloc’s top court takes up unprecedented Peru illegal mining case10%
WTOP49%By WTOP Staff42%7/22/2026, 5:41:16 PM