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Author: Andy Mannix

Andy Mannix has ^4.5% among authors. BS Score: 1.2%. Articles analyzed: 4. Words analyzed: 39,736.

Top reasoning patterns

Negativity Bias - 10.6% (4,208 hits)
Framing Effect - 4.9% (1,966 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 3.9% (1,564 hits)
Anecdotal - 3.6% (1,412 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 3.2% (1,253 hits)
Post Hoc (False Cause) - 3.1% (1,239 hits)
Confirmation Bias - 3.1% (1,238 hits)
Availability Heuristic - 2.9% (1,158 hits)

Analyzed articles

Jury Finds Home Financing Scheme That Targeted Muslims in Minnesota Violated State Law ^30.5%

ProPublica - By Andy Mannix - 6/23/2026, 8:30 PM

Negativity Bias 46.1% - Appeal to Emotion 19.4% - Confirmation Bias 13.7%

A Minnesota home seller and financier has been found liable for violating state laws in a scheme that targeted East African Muslims with deceptive real estate deals marketed as “sharia compliant.” After a two-week trial in downtown Minneapolis, a jury sided with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office Monday afternoon in a... more

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations ^21.5%

ProPublica - By Andy Mannix, Jeremy Kohler - 6/4/2026, 10:00 AM

Anecdotal 17.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.5% - Negativity Bias 13.8%

They were pillars of their church, congregants in a little-known denomination that sets itself apart from the world and teaches that even the most unconscionable acts can be wiped away — not just forgiven, but forgotten and never spoken of again. So it went in a rural Wyoming church, where a man was accused of sexually abusing young... more

Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case ^20.9%

ProPublica - By Andy Mannix, Jeremy Kohler, Leila Navidi - 12/23/2025, 10:30 AM

Negativity Bias 20.3% - Appeal to Authority 17.1% - Confirmation Bias 12.7%

A Minnesota senator wants to strengthen state laws meant to hold adults entrusted with children’s safety accountable for failing to report suspected child abuse, after an investigation by the Minnesota Star Tribune and ProPublica found that the leadership of a church in Duluth for years protected a child sex predator. Sen. Erin Maye... more

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget. ^15.6%

ProPublica - By Jessica Lussenhop, Andy Mannix, Leila Navidi - 11/20/2025, 11:00 AM

Negativity Bias 32.2% - Appeal to Emotion 12.7% - Anecdotal 10.9%

The girl pleaded not to go. She fought with her father on the drive over, screaming and crying in his truck until they arrived at the office building for Bruckelmyer Brothers, a home construction company on the outskirts of Duluth, Minnesota. She was just entering her first years of grade school. In the office, two men were waiting. One... more

Author: Andy Mannix

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Jury Finds Home Financing Scheme That Targeted Muslims in Minnesota Violated State Law 30.5%

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations 21.5%

Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case 20.9%

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget. 15.6%

Jury Finds Home Financing Scheme That Targeted Muslims in Minnesota Violated State Law ^30.5%

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations ^21.5%

Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case ^20.9%

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget. ^15.6%