Publication summary
20%14 analyzed articles/videos7,896 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Urban Milwaukee results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 1,894 hits. Analysis detected 14,698 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,425 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 10% (496 of 548 publications). This Urban Milwaukee is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.
Urban Milwaukee

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
0.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles35.4K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 0.8%0.8%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Dominique Paul Noth Gets Theatrical Sendoff3%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Michael Horne8/3/2026, 9:09:17 PM
Qualified Nurses with 4-Year Degrees Can Now Teach College Clinical Courses5%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Elissa Eaton0%8/3/2026, 3:37:08 PM
Milwaukee’s Police Chase Policy Is Stuck In Neutral5%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Jeramey Jannene26%8/3/2026, 3:24:24 PM
Losing Temporary Protected Status Has Big Impact on State’s Haitian Immigrants23%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Beatrice Lawrence21%8/2/2026, 4:08:21 PM
Wisconsin Immigrant’s Case Sees Appeals Court Overrule Mandatory Detention Rule7%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Paul Kiefer19% Wisconsin Watch16%8/2/2026, 4:03:05 PM
Thousands of Wisconsinites Have Lost Food Aid in Largest Cut in US History10%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Joe Tarr0%8/2/2026, 8:00:02 AM
The Week’s Greatest Hits32%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Urban Milwaukee40%8/2/2026, 5:00:14 AM
Wisconsin Hospitals Score Among Nation’s Best In Federal Ratings42%
urbanmilwaukee.com20%By Hope Kirwan49% Wisconsin Public Radio45%8/1/2026, 9:24:01 AM
Transportation: See the Recommended Route for 30th Street Corridor Trail14%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Graham Kilmer36%8/1/2026, 9:09:25 AM
MKE County: Technical Glitch Delays Sheriff’s First Online Foreclosure Auction33%
Urban Milwaukee20%By Graham Kilmer36%7/31/2026, 3:11:25 PM