Author summary
16% 11 analyzed articles/videos 3,952 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hartford Courant results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 1,984 hits . Analysis detected 6,963 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,020 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 31% (6,337 of 9,092 authors). This Hartford Courant is better (less manipulative) than 69.70% of the peer group. Hartford Courant
Author details
Total words: 16,020
Article count: 11
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.3% percentile 1.7% BS Score11 analyzed articles16K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.4% 6.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.4% 0.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.4% 12.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 12.1% 12.1% 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: Author 0.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.4%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 12.1%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.5% Indoctrination: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst