Topic summary
76%12 analyzed articles/videos9,218 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Solar Energy results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 2,795 hits. Analysis detected 27,380 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,643 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 18% (19,120 of 23,188 topics). This Solar Energy is better (less manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score12 analyzed articles36.6K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source15%
Grist45%By Leia Larsen23%8/6/2026, 1:30:00 AM
New York Tackles the Myth That Solar is Swallowing Farmland68%
Mother Jones68%By Kathryn Krawczyk85%8/4/2026, 4:30:00 AM
Do solar plants require backup from fossil fuels?15%
The Colorado Sun27%By Sue Bin Park20% Skeptical Science20%8/3/2026, 3:10:00 AM
Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land44%
ProPublica51%By B. “Toastie” Oaster53%8/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record19%
Los Angeles Times88%By Blanca Begert15%7/31/2026, 3:00:00 AM
A CT sheep farmer’s view from the solar field49%
CT Mirror34%By Natalie Cohen64%7/30/2026, 9:02:00 PM
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else69%
TechCrunch71%By Tim Fernholz70%7/21/2026, 3:00:00 AM
The First UL 3700-Compliant Plug-In Solar Microinverter Is Now Available In The US83%
Engadget64%By Anna Washenko73%7/20/2026, 2:55:05 PM
The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night48%
WIRED38%By Javier Carbajal28%7/14/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Solar energy helps US farms stay afloat – but Republicans’ bill could change that52%
The Guardian90%By Lela Nargi0%5/29/2026, 8:00:55 AM