Publication summary
54%16 analyzed articles/videos8,886 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bridge results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 2,692 hits. Analysis detected 27,301 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,763 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 22% (313 of 400 publications). This Bridge is better (less manipulative) than 78.20% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
22%Bridge (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

22% percentile
025507510021.8% percentile
1.4% BS Score16 analyzed articles38.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 2.2%2.2%

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: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women’12%
Bridge Michigan54%By Lauren Gibbons0%7/24/2026, 10:24:07 PM
‘Money out of politics’ proposal cleared for Michigan ballot21%
Bridge Michigan54%By Jordyn Hermani50%7/24/2026, 9:35:18 PM
Pro-Stevens groups erase El-Sayed fundraising edge in Michigan Senate race57%
Bridge Michigan54%By Simon D. Schuster0%7/24/2026, 11:36:00 AM
Corporation aims to boost MSU sports revenue. Should it operate in secret?26%
Bridge Michigan54%By Kim Kozlowski34%7/23/2026, 9:16:51 PM
Send Bridge Michigan journalists where the story leads93%
Bridge Michigan54%By Sally Freels99%7/23/2026, 8:09:52 PM
Fact-check: How much money did Haley Stevens get from DTE?42%
Bridge Michigan54%By Kelly House48%7/23/2026, 7:48:19 PM
Michigan subsidy board beefs up ethics rules. Critics ask what took so long29%
Bridge Michigan54%By Paula Gardner0%7/22/2026, 8:35:28 PM
Report: Michigan’s budget much bigger than ‘on paper,’ likely tops $86B54%
Bridge Michigan54%By Jordyn Hermani50%7/22/2026, 8:33:00 PM
Fact-check: ‘Millionaire’ claims in Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Senate race31%
Bridge Michigan54%By Kelly House48%7/22/2026, 5:11:19 PM
Opinion | AI makes it easier to deny reality. Michigan politics are already suffering61%
Bridge Michigan54%By Keith Kindred78%7/22/2026, 4:55:05 PM