Mott Park Neighborhood Association to host 5th Ward candidate forum ⁠3%

By Jiquanda Johnson⁠8%

7/23/2026, 3:00:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 3 faulty reasoning types, including Middle Ground and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 17.2% saturation with 29 hits. Analysis detected 64 faulty-reasoning hits from 169 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 9.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (25,430 of 26,005 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 97.80% of the article peer group.

FLINT, Mich. — Residents will have an opportunity to hear directly from candidates seeking to represent Flint's 5th Ward during a candidate forum. 
The Mott Park Neighborhood Association will host the forum from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 2111 Flushing Road. 
The event will be moderated by Flint Beat Publisher Jiquanda Johnson and will feature four candidates running for the 5th Ward seat: 
Joel Arnold 
Wantwaz Davis 
Jeron Dotson 
Dewaun Robinson 
The forum will allow residents to hear each candidate's positions on issues affecting the ward and compare their priorities ahead of the August 4 primary election. 
Residents can also submit questions by emailing Jiquanda Johnson at jiquanda@flintbeat.com. 
The event is free and open to the public. 
Details 
What: 5th Ward Candidate Forum 
When: 6-8 p.m. 
Monday, July 27, 2026 
Where: Calvary United Methodist Church, 2111 Flushing Road 
Host: Mott Park Neighborhood Association 
Moderator: Jiquanda Johnson, publisher of Flint Beat 
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169 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers12%attributed speech149writer words
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Jiquanda Johnson

100%flagged-word coverage
7 attributed words35% of attributed speech38% writer coverage
0%5.0%10.0%Attempt to Sell a Product -6.0 ptsWriter: 6.0%Jiquanda Johnson: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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