Publication summary
16%3 analyzed articles/videos1,078 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chattanooga Times Free Press results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Self-Serving Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 639 hits. Analysis detected 4,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,503 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 38% (250 of 398 publications). This Chattanooga Times Free Press is better (less manipulative) than 62.70% of the peer group.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
38%Chattanooga Times Free Press (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%
Publication details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

37% percentile
025507510037.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.5K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 0.3%0.3%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate