Publication summary
45%15 analyzed articles/videos4,562 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WDIV results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 1,114 hits. Analysis detected 12,094 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,405 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 24% (291 of 379 publications). This WDIV is better (less manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

23% percentile
025507510023.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score15 analyzed articles18.4K 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 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.4%1.4%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Oakland County man bitten by rattlesnake -- what to know about Michigan’s only venomous snake10%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit45%By Samantha Sayles5%7/22/2026, 4:15:33 PM
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs48%
WDIV45%By Joey Cappelletti50% Associated Press60%7/22/2026, 12:06:15 AM
How Google Drive upload led to Metro Detroit physician’s assistant facing child porn charges23%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit45%By Brandon Carr10% Pamela Osborne25% Jason Wilger25%7/21/2026, 10:17:37 PM
Michigan couple sues Taco Bell, Taylor Farms over Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce6%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit45%By Brandon Carr10%7/21/2026, 8:44:10 PM
Availab…8%False D…6%Post Ho…10%
Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won't seek reelection after Democrat's seat was redrawn4%
WDIV45%By Anna Wilder5% Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 8:11:29 PM
Severe storms, damaging winds possible overnight as cold front moves into Metro Detroit12%
WDIV45%By Christina Burkhart29%7/21/2026, 12:30:33 AM
Democrats could take preliminary vote on their 2028 presidential primary calendar later this week20%
WDIV45%By Meg Kinnard10% Joey Cappelletti50% Associated Press60%7/20/2026, 11:12:55 PM
‘He loved his life’: Friends demand answers after Detroit mentor severely injured at Blissfest52%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit45%By Will Jones75% Jacob Nagel75%7/20/2026, 10:09:40 PM
The Latest: US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan by Iran41%
WDIV45%By Associated Press60%7/20/2026, 12:50:34 PM
The Girls Are Fighting (Literally): Athena Brings Live Swordplay to Theatre NOVA52%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit45%By Angel Delich69%7/20/2026, 12:26:33 PM