Topic summary
41%41 analyzed articles/videos29,546 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Land Use results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 10,593 hits. Analysis detected 76,132 faulty-reasoning hits from 137,775 analyzed words across 41 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (23,131 of 24,545 topics). This Land Use is better (less manipulative) than 94.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.8% percentile
1.1% BS Score41 analyzed articles137.8K 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 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

A massive data center in rural Nevada is one step closer to being built17%
The Nevada Independent37%By Piper Heath46%8/8/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Jonesport voters overwhelmingly approve ordinances extending construction window for Kingfish Maine10%
The Maine Monitor13%By Jessica Brockington49%8/7/2026, 6:12:32 AM
Proposed changes to federal oil and gas provisions are bad for public land, private property owners and democracy68%
WyoFile14%By Shelly Fyant0% Don Schreiber0% Kim Pexton0%8/7/2026, 3:22:00 AM
Gray Changes Mind On Power Station Access After Spat With Curt Meier22%
Cowboy State Daily18%By Clair McFarland24%8/6/2026, 4:48:00 PM
Sapelo zoning heads to final vote29%
The Current43%By Mary Landers16%8/5/2026, 4:37:49 PM
Florence County takes next steps on plan to conserve Pee Dee land31%
Post and Courier19%By Deirdre Weaver-Currin35%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Phil Scott administration moves forward with wetlands changes, despite lawmakers’ objections22%
Vermont Public27%By Carly Berlin16%8/4/2026, 2:35:21 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Navy Accused Of Lowballing Nevada Ranch Families In Massive Land Grab15%
The Daily Caller80%By Ann Rodgers0%8/4/2026, 1:43:02 PM
New York Tackles the Myth That Solar is Swallowing Farmland69%
Mother Jones69%By Kathryn Krawczyk85%8/4/2026, 4:30:00 AM
US soybean farmers race to meet global demand as farmland shrinks32%
foxbusiness.com96%8/3/2026, 9:47:36 PM