Publication summary
⁠71%1 analyzed article/video1,069 analyzed words
BS Summary: These FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI) results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Self-Serving Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 289 hits. Analysis detected 2,520 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,276 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠58% (240 of 570 publications). This FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI) is worse (more manipulative) than 58.00% of the peer group.
FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)
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Publication details
Total words: 4,276
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

58% percentile
025507510058.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.3K 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 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.0%3.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.7%1.7%

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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Loss Aversion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 2.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

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