Publication summary
17%33 analyzed articles/videos19,355 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CT Mirror results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 7,792 hits. Analysis detected 76,572 faulty-reasoning hits from 107,276 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 21% (301 of 379 publications). This CT Mirror is better (less manipulative) than 79.40% of the peer group.
CT Mirror
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
2%Berkeleyside1%
21%CT Mirror (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

21% percentile
025507510020.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score33 analyzed articles107.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.9%3.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.5%0.5%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate