Author: Michael Macarthur Bosack
Michael Macarthur Bosack
has 59.6% among authors.
BS Score: 3.6%.
Articles analyzed: 9.
Words analyzed: 4,595.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By Michael Macarthur Bosack
- 6/25/2026, 4:00 AM
Negativity Bias 39.8% - Unattributed Quote 36.3% - Recency Bias 29.2%
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been unable to shake off a scandal that emerged more than a month ago in a weekly magazine. Opposition lawmakers have continued to press her this week on the allegation that one of her secretaries was connected to an online smear campaign in recent elections. While the alleged scandal remains at the... more
The Japan Times
- By Michael Macarthur Bosack
- 6/17/2026, 2:52 AM
Hasty Generalization 29.3% - Representativeness Heuristic 19% - Framing Effect 13.8%
When the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s (CDP) Chikage Koga said that volunteers enlisting in the Self-Defense Forces are economically disadvantaged, she rekindled a long-standing debate over the SDF’s characterizations in political discourse — exposing a widening gap between public support and the political debates that... more
The Japan Times
- By Michael Macarthur Bosack
- 6/4/2026, 1:54 AM
Negativity Bias 56.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 40.7% - Biased Writer Voice 40.7%
What began as a popular idea to ease household financial pressures is becoming a policy headache for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Temporary consumption tax cuts on food products emerged as a prominent campaign pledge ahead of February’s Lower House election, and the Takaichi administration has carried forward its promise to realize... more
The Japan Times
- By Michael Macarthur Bosack
- 5/27/2026, 3:24 AM
Confirmation Bias 56.6% - Representativeness Heuristic 54.5% - Framing Effect 34.3%
Japan’s Upper House passed a bill Wednesday aimed at centralizing and strengthening the country’s intelligence coordination apparatus. Yet the debate surrounding the National Intelligence Council Law revealed less about Japan’s intelligence system than the current contours of the country’s new political reality. Last month, opposition... more