Topic summary
59%50 analyzed articles/videos43,624 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Renewable Energy results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 12,114 hits. Analysis detected 120,355 faulty-reasoning hits from 188,856 analyzed words across 50 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,201 of 21,968 topics). This Renewable Energy is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.0% percentile
1.2% BS Score50 analyzed articles188.9K 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 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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WyoFile12%By Dustin Bleizeffer32%8/4/2026, 6:13:00 AM
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Cardinal News5%By Dwayne Yancey33%8/4/2026, 1:15:00 AM
China’s indigenously built 1.2 GW Hualong One reactor connected to grid in Hainan25%
Interesting Engineering72%By Ameya Paleja46%8/3/2026, 5:08:23 AM
South African investors look to create $1B sugar monopoly73%
Semafor89%By Tiisetso Motsoeneng87%8/3/2026, 4:46:13 AM
Coal’s share of electricity-production in Wyoming at all time low despite peak demand14%
WyoFile19%By Dustin Bleizeffer32%8/3/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Do solar plants require backup from fossil fuels?13%
The Colorado Sun26%By Sue Bin Park19% Skeptical Science19%8/3/2026, 3:10:00 AM
Over 99.99% of oil removed from seawater with higher evaporation rate using new membrane35%
Interesting Engineering72%By Bojan Stojkovski89%8/2/2026, 5:59:35 AM
SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a year — trailer-mounted generators to be replaced by 1.2GW power plant52%
Tom's Hardware62%By Jowi Morales85%8/2/2026, 4:50:00 AM
'We're a bit late on the case, but we are on the case': Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way39%
Live Science23%By Hannah Osborne52%8/2/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Could Smart Homes Make Electrification More Affordable for Californians?46%
KQED77%By Ella Jackson76%8/1/2026, 4:00:00 AM