Topic summary
53%109 analyzed articles/videos109,785 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Environmental Policy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 38,850 hits. Analysis detected 364,841 faulty-reasoning hits from 517,390 analyzed words across 109 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (20,167 of 22,833 topics). This Environmental Policy is better (less manipulative) than 88.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.7% percentile
1.3% BS Score109 analyzed articles517.4K 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 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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‘Shame on them’: Advocates frustrated over lawmakers’ failure to pass PFAS legislation49%
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Native News Online37%By Shaun Griswold4%8/4/2026, 12:56:52 PM
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CalMatters47%By Lynn La43%8/4/2026, 6:00:00 AM
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Washington Examiner84%By George David Banks0%8/3/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Keep an eye on these 5 deals as California lawmakers close out the legislative session4%
CalMatters47%By Yue Stella Yu54% Maya C. Miller49%8/3/2026, 5:30:00 AM
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KQED78%By Guy Marzorati83%8/3/2026, 4:00:00 AM