Topic summary
62%8 analyzed articles/videos11,676 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fossil Fuel Industry results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 4,384 hits. Analysis detected 38,253 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,254 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 18% (20,258 of 24,545 topics). This Fossil Fuel Industry is better (less manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles49.3K 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 8.9%8.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate