Publication summary
35%48 analyzed articles/videos47,306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MinnPost results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 10,235 hits. Analysis detected 110,005 faulty-reasoning hits from 202,645 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 24% (421 of 548 publications). This MinnPost is better (less manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group.
MinnPost
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%The Trace1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
24%MinnPost (selected)2%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

23% percentile
025507510023.2% percentile
1.0% BS Score48 analyzed articles202.6K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.5%0.5%

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: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, 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 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Needle exchange programs at risk of closure as state funding dries up4%
MinnPost35%By Andy Steiner0%8/4/2026, 3:00:00 AM
U.S. Senate throws Minnesota’s hemp-based THC drinks and gummies industry a lifeline35%
MinnPost35%By Ana Radelat59%8/3/2026, 4:34:01 PM
‘Let down by legislators’: Thousands of Minnesota college students face reduced financial aid due to legislative inaction18%
MinnPost35%By Cleo Krejci25%8/3/2026, 3:00:00 AM
What would happen next if St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her resigns amid sexual harassment allegations?17%
MinnPost35%By Trevor Mitchell32%7/31/2026, 9:26:27 AM
More trees, please: Twin Cities work to mitigate impacts of dangerous heat16%
MinnPost35%By Maddie Robinson11%7/31/2026, 8:57:54 AM
Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers7%
MinnPost35%By Jamie Stengler0% Eric Tucker48% AP58%7/31/2026, 7:57:16 AM
Whenever you hear about an encampment ‘sweep,’ first ask: Where will the people go?76%
MinnPost35%By Bill Lindeke81%7/31/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Congress can take a critical step to protect kids on the internet68%
MinnPost35%By Erich Mische85%7/30/2026, 11:55:06 AM
Minneapolis budget pre-season underway with property taxes at play55%
MinnPost35%By Trevor Mitchell32%7/30/2026, 9:34:44 AM
South St. Paul teen balances graduation, new responsibilities after dad’s deportation to Laos3%
MinnPost35%By Katelyn Vue3% Sahan Journal1%7/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM