BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 62.5% saturation with 70 hits. Analysis detected 526 faulty-reasoning hits from 112 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 73.2% and a BS Rank of 81% (3,302 of 16,737 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 80.30% of the article peer group.
US drug regulators signed off on a new pill designed to lower cholesterol levels far beyond what traditional statins can achieve.
Merck’s Lipfendra achieved similar results to injectable treatments, potentially heralding a new era of easier prevention for people wanting to bring down artery-clogging cholesterol.
“This is a game changer,” one cardiologist said, adding that many patients were hesitant to go on the injection treatment.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, so a more powerful and accessible option could help more people manage the risk.
Merck could soon have competition in the field: AstraZeneca is also working on a cholesterol pill.
Confirmation Bias
0%Confirmation Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.6%PublicationSemafor
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Availability Heuristic
17.9%Availability Heuristic
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17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
6.5%PublicationSemafor
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.6%PublicationSemafor
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Framing Effect
62.5%Framing Effect
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62.5%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
29.6%PublicationSemafor
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Optimism Bias
62.5%Optimism Bias
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62.5%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
3.9%PublicationSemafor
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
6%PublicationSemafor
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Negativity Bias
17.9%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
22.8%PublicationSemafor
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.8%PublicationSemafor
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0%PublicationSemafor
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
4.9%PublicationSemafor
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
2.6%PublicationSemafor
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Halo Effect
21.4%Halo Effect
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21.4%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.8%PublicationSemafor
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Recency Bias
14.3%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
14.3%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
6.7%PublicationSemafor
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.6%PublicationSemafor
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.8%PublicationSemafor
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.2%PublicationSemafor
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Appeal to Authority
24.1%Appeal to Authority
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24.1%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
9.6%PublicationSemafor
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False Dilemma
14.3%False Dilemma
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14.3%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.8%PublicationSemafor
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
3.4%PublicationSemafor
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Hasty Generalization
21.4%Hasty Generalization
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21.4%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
8.2%PublicationSemafor
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
3.2%PublicationSemafor
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
0.8%PublicationSemafor
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Appeal to Emotion
22.3%Appeal to Emotion
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22.3%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
6.3%PublicationSemafor
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
43.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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43.8%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
7.8%PublicationSemafor
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
17.9%Anecdotal
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17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.6%PublicationSemafor
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
40.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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40.2%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.5%PublicationSemafor
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
17.9%Unattributed Quote
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17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
4.5%PublicationSemafor
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Quote-first Misdirection
17.9%Quote-first Misdirection
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17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
7.8%PublicationSemafor
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Biased Writer Voice
17.9%Biased Writer Voice
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17.9%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
21.6%PublicationSemafor
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.4%PublicationSemafor
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
4.2%PublicationSemafor
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
1.8%PublicationSemafor
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
35.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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35.7%AuthorJ.D. Capelouto
2.1%PublicationSemafor
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112 words analyzed.
Analysis
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