Keyword summary
67%20 analyzed articles/videos34,875 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midwest results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 6,521 hits. Analysis detected 69,119 faulty-reasoning hits from 140,952 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (57,914 of 59,653 keywords). This Midwest is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.
Midwest

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

3% percentile
02550751002.9% percentile
0.9% BS Score20 analyzed articles141K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.9%3.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 1.5%1.5%

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: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘I am buzzing’: BTS fans head to first-ever K-pop concert at Gillette Stadium19%
GBH64%By Genevieve Morrison17%8/5/2026, 11:03:51 AM
Grain bin accidents remain deadly. One farmer hopes his family’s story can help.19%
Wisconsin Watch15%By Estefanía Pinto Ruiz20% KWQC-TV6 News20%8/4/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Transcript: Why Insurgent Candidates Are Thriving in the Midwest17%
The New Republic74%By Right Now10% Perry Bacon17%8/4/2026, 3:02:16 AM
Abdul El-Sayed Answers: Can the Left Win in the Midwest? Yes.15%
The Intercept85%By The Intercept Briefing57%7/31/2026, 3:00:00 AM
This couple moved to Missouri for its affordability. Here's what they found4%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Holly Edgell22%7/22/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Canada wildfire smoke map: Health risks as poor air quality hits the Midwest and northern states30%
NBC News58%By Ashley Mowreader39%7/17/2026, 3:21:56 PM
This Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to 'medical deserts'29%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Luke Nozicka0%7/8/2026, 4:51:56 AM
This Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to 'medical deserts'33%
STLPR83%By Luke Nozicka0%7/8/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Why Americans are flocking to this Florida retirement hot spot42%
Fox Business96%By Eric Revell88%7/7/2026, 11:14:33 AM
Missourians are living with a double whammy of student loans and credit card debt23%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Holly Edgell22%6/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM