Speaker summary
52%16 analyzed articles/videos1,476.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michelle Wu results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 27.2% saturation with 598.103 hits. Analysis detected 3,278.378 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,476.333 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,966 of 28,364 speakers). This Michelle Wu is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.4% percentile
4.0% BS Score16 analyzed videos1.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 27.2%27.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.1%2.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 1.7%1.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.4%3.4%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 27.2%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 2.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Boston Mayor Wu unveils street safety plan that prioritizes cyclists, cracks down on drivers78%
Boston Herald27%By Gayla Cawley92%7/24/2026, 8:59:52 PM
Amid reelection fight, Southie state senator pitches rival property tax proposal46%
WBUR News9%By Gintautas Dumcius51%7/24/2026, 5:07:01 PM
Worried Haitians prepare for expiration of federal protections70%
The Boston Globe29%By Brian MacQuarrie88% Jaden Perry88%7/23/2026, 10:39:53 PM
As time runs out on TPS for Haitians, leaders and advocates in Boston urge Congress to take action54%
WBUR News9%By Bianca Garcia69%7/23/2026, 5:24:24 PM
Following cyclist's death, Boston City Council recommits to eliminating traffic fatalities by 203014%
WBUR News9%By Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez22%7/23/2026, 3:49:36 PM
The Autocrat’s Worst Enemy69%
Foreign Affairs46%By Nina Hachigian89%7/21/2026, 4:00:00 AM
$10B plan released to prevent $41B in future flood damage across Boston80%
Boston.com19%By Samantha Genzer10%7/21/2026, 12:23:41 AM
Dead body found at home owned by husband of 'defund the police' Democrat Ayanna Pressley22%
The Blaze79%By Carlos Garcia64%7/20/2026, 12:45:00 PM
Hundreds mourn the loss of cyclist killed by truck51%
Boston Herald27%By Matt Stone61%7/17/2026, 8:09:04 PM
Louisa Gag case: In cyclist crash, driver maneuvered around vehicle51%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Sean Cotter69% Madyline Swearing56%7/17/2026, 12:43:24 PM