Topic summary
77%16 analyzed articles/videos13,947 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Conservation results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Indoctrination, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 4.3% saturation with 3,019 hits. Analysis detected 35,045 faulty-reasoning hits from 70,330 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (22,839 of 23,726 topics). This Water Conservation is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.7% percentile
1.0% BS Score16 analyzed articles70.3K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Aurora Water uses surveillance tech to crack down on lawn-watering violations30%
The Colorado Sun28%By Michael Booth56%8/4/2026, 4:06:01 AM
Carman: It’s not easy being green in Denver during a historic drought47%
The Colorado Sun28%By Diane Carman79%8/2/2026, 2:01:00 AM
Nevada to lose a third of its Colorado River water over the next two years. What happens next?49%
The Nevada Independent35%By Piper Heath58%7/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM
The region’s love affair with lush lawns comes with a cost, and a growing number of residents are embracing landscapes built for a drier future14%
The Inlander12%By Dora Scott12%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Question of the Week: “What steps do you take to conserve water?”22%
The Inlander12%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Question of the Week: “What steps do you take to conserve water?”10%
The Inlander12%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Car washes are everywhere in Tampa Bay. In this drought, how much water do they use?18%
Tampa Bay Times21%By Jack Prator0%7/10/2026, 5:01:43 AM
Wyoming wants to conserve Colorado River water like Utah. Will ranchers opt in?27%
KUER84%By Hannah Merzbach0%6/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Outrage after HOA hands out violations for brown grass - after city asked for water conservation due to drought57%
The Independent81%By Isabel Keane0%6/18/2026, 3:44:43 PM
Utah’s winter golf boom powers water conservation projects at Salt Lake City’s courses38%
KUER84%By Sean Higgins81%6/15/2026, 3:30:26 PM