Publication summary
25%37 analyzed articles/videos33,108 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sahan Journal results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 6,447 hits. Analysis detected 65,960 faulty-reasoning hits from 143,812 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (488 of 566 publications). This Sahan Journal is better (less manipulative) than 86.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

14% percentile
025507510013.8% percentile
0.9% BS Score37 analyzed articles143.8K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.5%4.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.7%0.7%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

St. Paul begins clearing city’s largest homeless encampment8%
Sahan Journal25%By Katrina Pross11%8/5/2026, 4:00:00 AM
‘His melodies carried our history’: Somali singer Ahmed Ali Egal dies in Minneapolis at 7634%
Sahan Journal25%By Mohamud Farah42%8/5/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Former Minnesota prison to reopen this year as federal immigration detention center7%
Sahan Journal25%By Katelyn Vue4%8/4/2026, 7:52:46 AM
From Afrobeat stars, to Afro-Latinx roots, five festivals celebrate Minnesota’s connection to the diaspora8%
Sahan Journal25%By Gloria Ngwa19%8/4/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Kenyan sisters who farm in Medina dream big, despite federal cuts for local food3%
Sahan Journal25%By Binta Kanteh0%8/3/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Want to own part of a north Minneapolis mall? A developer is asking neighbors to buy in46%
Sahan Journal25%By Viktorie Spurná39%7/31/2026, 1:12:45 PM
Northern Iron to close East Side foundry after battle with regulators, neighbors40%
Sahan Journal25%By Andrew Hazzard24%7/31/2026, 8:51:28 AM
‘A place for my voice:’ Indigenous, Oromo and Ecuadorian art across the Twin Cities this weekend5%
Sahan Journal25%By Myah Goff3%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her embroiled in sexual harassment probe amid high-profile camp closure, budget rollout9%
Sahan Journal25%By Joey Peters9% Mohamed Ibrahim30% Becky Z. Dernbach16% Katrina Pross11% Katelyn Vue4%7/30/2026, 3:58:57 PM
Dozens turn out for Roll 4 Justice tour highlighting sites of police violence, ICE crackdown37%
Sahan Journal25%By Aaron Nesheim55%7/30/2026, 7:44:38 AM