Publication summary
18% 24 analyzed articles/videos 9,851 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hartford Courant results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 2,337 hits . Analysis detected 16,045 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,998 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 16% (478 of 568 publications). This Hartford Courant is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 40,998
Article count: 24
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.9% percentile 0.9% BS Score24 analyzed articles41K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.1% 0.1% 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: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst