BS Summary: This article contains 20 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 44.7% saturation with 67 hits. Analysis detected 504 faulty-reasoning hits from 150 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 72.5% and a BS Rank of 85% (3,848 of 25,726 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 85.00% of the article peer group.
I recently enjoyed a sunny visit to the fine city of Portland.
Unfortunately, the Eastern Cemetery is in disrepair.
What could be a green garden of contemplation is overgrown.
What could be a celebration of Portland’s history is neglected.
Historic cemeteries draw tourists in many cities.
Further, green space is healthy for residents as Portland develops.
The Eastern Cemetery can be a gorgeous adjunct to Portland’s many charms, but instead the stones are broken, the trees are ragged and the fences are falling.
The cemetery has existed since 1668 and deserves to be maintained out of respect for the interred, its history and the pleasure it can bring to visitors today.
Given all this, I hope Portland will support the Eastern Cemetery and its nonprofit, Spirits Alive.
Let’s make that public space inviting and informative for the 21st-century visitor.
Whitney McCarthy
Belfast
Confirmation Bias
10.7%Confirmation Bias
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10.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
10.8%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
3.1%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Availability Heuristic
4.7%Availability Heuristic
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4.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
3.2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Representativeness Heuristic
11.3%Representativeness Heuristic
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11.3%AuthorDeb Sayer
1.2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
1%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Framing Effect
36.7%Framing Effect
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36.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
14.9%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Loss Aversion
18.7%Loss Aversion
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18.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
1%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Status Quo Bias
18.7%Status Quo Bias
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18.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
2.7%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Optimism Bias
14.7%Optimism Bias
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14.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
0.8%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Negativity Bias
41.3%Negativity Bias
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41.3%AuthorDeb Sayer
13.7%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
1.1%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0.7%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
1.6%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
1.4%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Primacy Effect
8%Primacy Effect
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8%AuthorDeb Sayer
3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
3.9%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
2.8%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
8.2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0.8%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Hasty Generalization
4.7%Hasty Generalization
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4.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
6.3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Bandwagon
8%Bandwagon
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8%AuthorDeb Sayer
1.2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Appeal to Emotion
18.7%Appeal to Emotion
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18.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
9.6%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Begging the Question
18.7%Begging the Question
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18.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
3.8%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Burden of Proof
10.7%Burden of Proof
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10.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
2.3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Appeal to Nature
6.7%Appeal to Nature
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6.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
0.4%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
0.3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Anecdotal
26%Anecdotal
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26%AuthorDeb Sayer
3.3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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6.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Biased Writer Voice
44.7%Biased Writer Voice
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44.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
19.4%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Indoctrination
18.7%Indoctrination
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18.7%AuthorDeb Sayer
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
12.7%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorDeb Sayer
2%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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8%AuthorDeb Sayer
2.3%PublicationThe Portland Press Herald
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150 words analyzed.
Analysis
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