Topic summary
54%27 analyzed articles/videos31,180 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Scarcity results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 12,644 hits. Analysis detected 101,206 faulty-reasoning hits from 157,623 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (22,320 of 24,545 topics). This Water Scarcity is better (less manipulative) than 90.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score27 analyzed articles157.6K 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 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles68%
Courthouse News Service27%By Associated Press74%8/8/2026, 7:22:03 AM
Aging infrastructure pushes Puerto Rico into water crisis71%
Cascade PBS68%By Cascade PBS Staff59%8/7/2026, 5:00:34 PM
Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is a quarter full. What are officials doing about it?35%
The Colorado Sun26%By Shannon Mullane16%8/7/2026, 3:06:00 AM
Could England and Wales ever run out of water?10%
The Guardian90%By Pippa Neill86% Safeerah Ahmed0%8/7/2026, 2:00:12 AM
Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in New Mexico26%
ABC News45%By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER Associated Press25%8/3/2026, 4:38:22 PM
Western states face water cuts as Colorado River shrinks49%
Cascade PBS68%By Cascade PBS Staff59%7/31/2026, 5:15:26 PM
Federal plan cuts Colorado River water use for Nevada, Arizona and California by 20%27%
Las Vegas Sun65%By Las Vegas Sun Staff41%7/31/2026, 2:55:00 AM
Nevada to lose a third of its Colorado River water over the next two years. What happens next?50%
The Nevada Independent37%By Piper Heath46%7/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Cedar Lake Residents Battle Powerful Neighbor Over Unpermitted Dams7%
Oklahoma Watch15%By Paul Monies5%7/28/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Mexico and US Team-Up to Build Desalination Plant21%
Voice of San Diego37%By Vicente Calderón20% MacKenzie Elmer22%7/24/2026, 2:00:00 AM