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Author: Joshua McNichols

Joshua McNichols has ^10.6% among authors. BS Score: 1.5%. Articles analyzed: 19. Words analyzed: 47,192.

Top reasoning patterns

Framing Effect - 7.5% (3,541 hits)
Negativity Bias - 6.2% (2,944 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 5.8% (2,749 hits)
Optimism Bias - 5.4% (2,560 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 3.8% (1,816 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 3.6% (1,721 hits)
Biased Writer Voice - 3.2% (1,519 hits)
Pessimism Bias - 2.8% (1,344 hits)

Analyzed articles

This Seattle inventor turned his Jeep into a hybrid. Now he wants to change the world ^15.1%

KUOW - By Joshua McNichols - 7/2/2026, 6:54 PM

Hasty Generalization 13.5% - Optimism Bias 12.2% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 7.6%

Washington wants drivers to go electric. A garage startup in north Seattle is betting the cheapest path runs through the cars people already own. Washington is one of 17 states trying to break up with gasoline. Officials want every new car sold here to be electric by 2035. But so far, drivers are in no rush. Nationally, only one in 10... more

Seattle homeowners who don't want to sell may get relief from predatory calls ^32.6%

KUOW - By Joshua McNichols - 6/29/2026, 12:03 PM

Negativity Bias 27.7% - Anecdotal 21.2% - Hasty Generalization 18.8%

Some Seattle homeowners are getting lots of unsolicited calls from buyers who offer way less than market value. On Monday June 29, the Seattle City Council looks at ways to make the calls stop. Chukundi Salisbury runs the group Black Legacy Homeowners. He says sometimes, someone offering to buy your home can be helpful. But he says many... more

Seattle banned new data centers. Why do companies want them here anyway? ^29.1%

KUOW - By Joshua McNichols - 6/18/2026, 11:54 PM

Negativity Bias 18.3% - Appeal to Emotion 14.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.5%

Seattle has become the biggest U.S. city to pause approval of new data centers. The City Council passed a one-year moratorium on approval of new and expanding data centers on June 9. It’s aimed at giving leaders time to study data centers' impacts on electricity, water, and neighborhoods. The move comes after developers proposed several... more

Seattle data center ban heads to Mayor Wilson's desk ^7.6%

KUOW - By Joshua McNichols - 6/10/2026, 2:30 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.6% - Framing Effect 12% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 8.2%

A moratorium temporarily banning the creation of new data centers in Seattle will take effect once signed into law by Mayor Katie Wilson. The one year ban, passed by City Council on Tuesday, gives the city time to study data centers’ impact on natural resources, public utilities, and jobs. But Tuesday’s Council meeting surfaced concerns... more

Seattle advances AI data center moratorium bill ^31.5%

KUOW - By Joshua McNichols - 6/4/2026, 1:01 AM

Overconfidence Bias 13.6% - Fundamental Attribution Error 11.1% - Appeal to Emotion 11.1%

Seattle inched closer to banning new data centers this week. The proposed one-year moratorium comes as developers are proposing massive warehouses full of servers within city limits. There’s huge demand because of the AI boom. Just south of the Spokane Street viaduct in SODO, there’s an empty lot where some industrial buildings were... more

From tech to the trades: One laid off worker's big career pivot ^22.7%

KUOW Public Radio - By Joshua McNichols - 5/27/2026, 7:45 AM

Halo Effect 14.1% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 13.6% - Framing Effect 12.6%

It’s a weird time to work in tech. Last year's tech layoffs in Washington state were the second highest in the country. That has some tech workers turning to fields they see as AI-proof. We sat down with Brett Burden, a laid off tech worker who did what a lot of people are advising: went into the trades. On today's episode, what’s it... more

Where's my tariff refund? 3 WA companies share their experiences ^28.9%

KUOW Public Radio - By Joshua McNichols - 5/21/2026, 12:19 AM

Negativity Bias 16.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.3%

Courts have struck down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now companies are owed refunds. But who gets to pocket that money, and how hard is it to get? KUOW spoke with three local companies with three very different perspectives. You may have heard about the Nike lawsuit. Retail customers want the clothing company to pay them... more

Seattle could ban big new data centers for one year ^24.3%

KUOW Public Radio - By Joshua McNichols - 5/13/2026, 12:49 AM

Negativity Bias 14.7% - Self-Serving Bias 10.6% - Framing Effect 9.3%

The explosion of AI means companies are gobbling up land for huge data centers across the country. Now they are looking to Seattle. But the City Council says, not so fast. It’s considering a one-year ban. more

Seattle plan to enlarge tiny house villages passes key hurdle ^13.2%

KUOW Public Radio - By Joshua McNichols - 5/6/2026, 11:28 PM

Optimism Bias 16.8% - Negativity Bias 14.6% - Availability Heuristic 9.5%

Should Seattle allow tiny house villages to grow much bigger, to help more unhoused people? On Wednesday, a key city council committee said “yes.” Right now, a tiny house village or an RV safe lot can’t house more than 100 people. more

Northgate's slow evolution from parking lots to a walkable Seattle neighborhood ^36.7%

KUOW Public Radio - By Joshua McNichols - 5/1/2026, 1:01 AM

Hasty Generalization 18.2% - Optimism Bias 14.2% - Overconfidence Bias 13.3%

Northgate Mall is becoming a transit-oriented neighborhood. Where there were parking lots, there will be apartments, shops, and a park-like space. There are plans for offices too, but those are on hold until the market for offices bounces back. From the roof deck of one new building, Scott Travis with Simon Property Group points out... more

Author: Joshua McNichols

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

This Seattle inventor turned his Jeep into a hybrid. Now he wants to change the world 15.1%

Seattle homeowners who don't want to sell may get relief from predatory calls 32.6%

Seattle banned new data centers. Why do companies want them here anyway? 29.1%

Seattle data center ban heads to Mayor Wilson's desk 7.6%

Seattle advances AI data center moratorium bill 31.5%

From tech to the trades: One laid off worker's big career pivot 22.7%

Where's my tariff refund? 3 WA companies share their experiences 28.9%

Seattle could ban big new data centers for one year 24.3%

Seattle plan to enlarge tiny house villages passes key hurdle 13.2%

Northgate's slow evolution from parking lots to a walkable Seattle neighborhood 36.7%