Topic summary
24%11 analyzed articles/videos7,427 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marine Mammals results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 1,175 hits. Analysis detected 13,662 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,468 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (23,463 of 24,576 topics). This Marine Mammals is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.
Marine Mammals

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles30.5K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

When Shedd Aquarium’s first beluga whales came to Chicago15%
WBEZ Chicago28%By Stefano Esposito16%8/7/2026, 4:23:19 AM
Rescued beluga whales settling into new home at SeaWorld San Antonio after international rescue15%
San Antonio Report8%By Diego Medel24%7/31/2026, 11:47:13 AM
First look at Shedd Aquarium's newest beluga whales: Acadia, Lillooet, Osiris, Sierra39%
Chicago Sun-Times49%By Stefano Esposito16%7/23/2026, 1:59:22 PM
Endangered right whales could wait almost a decade for new US protections63%
AP News72%By Patrick Whittle58%7/22/2026, 10:11:57 AM
Sperm whales change how they communicate when ships are nearby22%
Popular Science29%By Laura Baisas18%7/22/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Rescued belugas have arrived in Chicago. The move is unprecedented — and controversial15%
WBEZ Chicago28%By Stefano Esposito16%7/22/2026, 3:35:00 AM
First rescued beluga whales arrive at SeaWorld San Antonio from closed Canadian marine park26%
San Antonio Report8%By Diego Medel24%7/21/2026, 3:19:26 PM
Beluga whales lifted out of defunct theme park to begin journey to new homes in US53%
New York Post94%By David DeTurris24%7/20/2026, 1:41:29 PM
Beluga whale live cam goes launches. YAY!25%
Popular Science29%By Laura Baisas18%7/13/2026, 2:15:00 PM
Scientists Thought These Upside-Down Whales Might Be Sick. They Were Wrong36%
Gizmodo75%By Gayoung Lee41%7/7/2026, 10:20:41 AM