Colorado turns 150 years young today. Happy sesquicentennial to the Centennial State. ⁠68%

By The Colorado Sun⁠58%

8/1/2026, 3:15:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Indoctrination, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 52.6% saturation with 120 hits. Analysis detected 653 faulty-reasoning hits from 228 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 55.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (8,362 of 25,467 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 67.20% of the article peer group.

Happy statehood day, Colorado. 
So this is what 150 years old looks like. 
As the 38th state to join in the union, we’re glad you did. 
For the past few months The Colorado Sun has been celebrating many of the things unique about the Centennial State in our Colorado 150 project, taking a look at 150 things across 15 categories that just lean into Colorado’s awesomeness. 
We hope you enjoy it and have a chance to get out to celebrate Colorado, either on a hike in the high country, raising a glass at one of our great restaurants or enjoying with your neighbors at one of a number of community events happening across the state. 
What are you gonna do for the next sesquicentennial? 
Happy birthday, Colorado! 
Here are our favorite things about you. 
Roadside Attractions 
State History 
Farms, Ranches & Markets 
Mountains 
Visual Arts 
Sports 
Food 
Performing Arts & Venues 
Mining 
Festivals & Celebrations 
Public Parks 
Drinks 
Trains & Trams 
Explore our map 
Daily Sun-Up podcast 
10 of our favorite uniquely Colorado things 
Colorado is home to something for just about everyone. 
Here are some of those things that put us in a Colorado state of mind. 
Quiz: How well do you know Colorado? 
Celebrate Colorado Day by testing your knowledge of the Centennial State 
Confirmation Bias
0%
Anchoring Bias
0%
Availability Heuristic
3.1%
Representativeness Heuristic
3.9%
Hindsight Bias
0%
Overconfidence Bias
0%
Framing Effect
28.9%
Loss Aversion
26.3%
Status Quo Bias
0%
Sunk Cost Effect
0%
Optimism Bias
33.3%
Pessimism Bias
0%
Negativity Bias
0%
Self-Serving Bias
0%
Fundamental Attribution Error
0%
Actor-Observer Bias
0%
In-Group Bias
31.6%
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%
Halo Effect
9.6%
Horn Effect
0%
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%
Recency Bias
0%
Primacy Effect
5.7%
Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
0%
False Dilemma
3.9%
Slippery Slope
0%
Circular Reasoning
0%
Hasty Generalization
3.9%
Red Herring
0%
Bandwagon
3.9%
Appeal to Emotion
0%
Begging the Question
0%
Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%
Tu Quoque
0%
Burden of Proof
0%
Appeal to Nature
0%
Composition/Division
0%
Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%
Personal Incredulity
0%
Special Pleading
0%
Genetic Fallacy
0%
Unattributed Quote
0%
Quote-first Misdirection
0%
Biased Writer Voice
42.5%
Indoctrination
36.8%
Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
52.6%

228 words analyzed.

Analysis

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