Publication summary
28%32 analyzed articles/videos20,216 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MinnPost results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 7,495 hits. Analysis detected 80,373 faulty-reasoning hits from 104,568 analyzed words across 32 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 27% (279 of 379 publications). This MinnPost is better (less manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

27% percentile
025507510026.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score32 analyzed articles104.6K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 3.0%3.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.8%4.8%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Minneapolis bathhouse ordinance opens a door to sexual exploitation93%
MinnPost28%By Terry Forliti100%7/22/2026, 5:42:07 PM
Facing new challenges, Step Up program continues to train Minnesota’s future workforce14%
MinnPost28%By Neal St. Anthony26%7/22/2026, 3:23:37 PM
More than half of the northern wildfires are 100% contained59%
MinnPost28%By Steve McPherson80%7/22/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Amid care crisis for kids with special needs, a renovated downtown building offers hope5%
MinnPost28%By Maddie Robinson0%7/22/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Documenters report: Minneapolis park board seeks property tax increase3%
MinnPost28%By Twin Cities Documenters2%7/21/2026, 10:09:46 PM
Trump administration says it’s deferring $199M in Medicaid payments to Minnesota63%
MinnPost28%By Ali Swenson50% Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 8:54:39 PM
‘Put on some protest jewelry’ – Fringe Fest teaser is a very 2026 take on a 2025 show31%
MinnPost28%By Sheila Regan29%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Cheryl Reeve’s record-setting odyssey with the Lynx is far from finished61%
MinnPost28%By Pat Borzi77%7/20/2026, 5:40:37 PM
Minnesota summers are too short for bad air quality83%
MinnPost28%By Alex Keilty97% Eben Kowler97%7/20/2026, 4:41:57 PM
Minneapolis police investigating two weekend mass shootings59%
MinnPost28%By MinnPost staff29%7/20/2026, 11:57:40 AM