The Lens76%
Behind The Lens: False claims, real consequences: Why an Iberia parish solar farm never got built (Audio) 81%
By Carolyne Heldman67%
7/11/2026, 12:55:57 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 66.4% saturation with 89 hits. Analysis detected 342 faulty-reasoning hits from 134 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 72.1% and a BS Rank of 81% (4,289 of 21,886 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 80.40% of the article peer group.
In this episode of Behind The Lens, environmental reporter Delaney Nolan discusses how a wave of misinformation helped derail a proposed solar farm in Iberia Parish.
The project promised millions of dollars in local tax revenue and represented a growing investment in renewable energy across Louisiana.
Nolan explains how misinformation shaped public opinion, why the project became a flashpoint in Iberia Parish, and what its collapse reveals about the challenges facing Louisiana’s clean energy future.
Join us for an in-depth conversation about renewable energy, public trust and the real-world consequences of misinformation.
Guest: Delaney Nolan
Host: Carolyne Heldman
Theme music by Podington Bear.
Additional music, “Groundswell,” by Podington Bear, courtesy of soundofpicture.com.
Additional audio courtesy of NPR.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
53.7%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
66.4%Negativity Bias
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66.4%AuthorCarolyne Heldman
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Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
53.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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134 words analyzed.
Analysis
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