Publication summary
16%15 analyzed articles/videos8,262 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mirror Indy results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 1,804 hits. Analysis detected 14,926 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,108 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (386 of 400 publications). This Mirror Indy is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group.
Mirror Indy
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
4%Mirror Indy (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

4% percentile
02550751003.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score15 analyzed articles31.1K 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 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.6%0.6%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

For young LGBTQ+ adults with nowhere to go, Trinity Haven is home4%
Mirror Indy16%By Max Tendler0%7/24/2026, 9:19:36 PM
Support West Indianapolis students with this school supply drive63%
Mirror Indy16%By Carley Lanich7%7/24/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Haughville families can find free backpacks at this resource fair3%
Mirror Indy16%By Carley Lanich7%7/24/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Indiana colleges inch closer to offering Workforce Pell Grants16%
Mirror Indy16%By Claire Rafford19%7/23/2026, 9:01:23 PM
Attempt…8%
Head to this wellness writing workshop at The Whispering Shelf1%
Mirror Indy16%By Mary Claire Molloy1%7/23/2026, 8:10:05 PM
Framing…23%Optimis…23%Biased …23%Attempt…33%
Get a fresh haircut before school starts at this back-to-school barbecue5%
Mirror Indy16%By Carley Lanich7%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
‘ZoonieVille’ reunion honors a demolished southside community16%
Mirror Indy16%By Elizabeth Gabriel18%7/22/2026, 9:44:42 PM
Workforce groups get $10.2M in federal grants for reentry employment29%
Mirror Indy16%By Claire Rafford19%7/22/2026, 9:31:54 PM
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz art exhibition to stop at Newfields9%
Mirror Indy16%By Mesgana Waiss11%7/22/2026, 3:00:00 PM
The history of Indianapolis lives in old newspaper archives. Can we get to it?15%
Mirror Indy16%By Tracey Compton16%7/22/2026, 10:00:00 AM