Celebrate! The Biggest Mercury Burger Week Ever Starts Soon! 45%

By Mercury Promotions0%

7/30/2026, 1:24:40 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Indoctrination, and In-Group Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 54.4% saturation with 257 hits. Analysis detected 572 faulty-reasoning hits from 472 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 46.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (12,531 of 22,405 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the article peer group.

Get ready to loosen that belt—because the Mercury ’s Burger Week is coming soon and beefier than ever! 
From August 10-16 , an epic lineup of Portland-area places will be slinging one-of-a-kind burgers for just $10 each . 
(Vegans, veggies, and gluten-adverse, we’ve got burgs for you, too!) 
And in keeping with last year’s fine tradition… 
This is the biggest Burger Week in Portland Mercury history. 
👀 
To help celebrate, you can pick up a very cute BURGER WEEK FIELD GUIDE at participating restaurants to plan and log your Burger Week adventures! 
Snag one of these snazzy pocket sized notebooks for FREE , and get to journaling, doodling, listmaking, heartbreaking, and whatever else strikes your fancy. 
So how do you begin to tackle such a meaty endeavor? 
Take a look at this year’s handy map of all the mighty burger spots! 
Peruse the glorious list of one-of-a-kind burger creations ! 
You can even start now by snagging a free mobile pass to help you CHOMP across town! 
With this pass, you’ll be able to see nearby spots, check in as you go, and climb the leaderboard like a true burger boss. 
And you could win more than just bragging rights… did we mention we’re giving away a slew of sauces and condiments from Portlandia Foods, gift cards to Burger Week restaurants, and brand new Portland Mercury merch? 
Yup! 
Just sign up for a free Burger Week pass , and start mapping out your meaty adventure. 
Portland Mercury ’s Burger Week has grown massively since its inception and we’d be remiss not to mention our truly supportive friends at Travel Portland , Jim Beam , Portlandia Foods , Freight Beer , and CityCast , who have helped us grow across every quadrant of the city, plus the ’burbs! 
Got a little room for some EXTREMELY CUTE ground rules? 
 TIP! 
And please, don’t be stingy! 
Burger Week takes a ton of work—especially from Portland’s beloved servers, cooks, and bartenders! 
Let ’em know you appreciate it. 
With money. 
 BRANCH OUT! 
Each Burger Week location has more than just fantastic burgers—you’ll also find excellent drinks and sides! 
Could you survive this week eating nothing but burgers? 
Uh… probably. 
But you’d miss out on other awesome stuff! 
 RELAX! 
Due to its official status as the Most Beloved Event on Planet Earth™, Burger Week can get a little hectic. 
There will be lines—so if a place is too busy, just come back the next day, or hit another Burger Week spot! 
Now, GO HERE TO SEE ALL 120+ (!!) 
OF THE DELIGHTFUL BURGER WEEK BURGERS IN THEIR SUCCULENT GLORY! 
Burger Week 2026 starts soon (AUGUST 10 to be exact), so grab your pass, bring your appetite, and formulate your Burger Week plan of attack now ! 
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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472 words analyzed.

Analysis

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