Kotaku73%
The Next God Of War Is In Development, Stars Kratos, Will Tie Directly To Laufey 46%
By Kenneth Shepard83%
7/25/2026, 1:01:40 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 59.2% saturation with 87 hits. Analysis detected 369 faulty-reasoning hits from 147 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48.1% and a BS Rank of 46% (11,887 of 21,886 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the article peer group.
Sony’s Santa Monica Studio has already stated that God of War isn’t leaving Kratos behind forever now that Faye, Kratos’ late wife, is getting her own game in God of War Laufey.
Well, if that wasn’t clear enough for you, the studio has confirmed the next God of War game is in development at the studio, and the bald, grumpy, god of war himself will be the main playable character once more.
At the San Diego Comic Con God of War Laufey panel, Santa Monica Studio head of creative Cory Barlog confirmed that Kratos is the star of the next God of War game, but if you were thinking of skipping Laufey for some reason, the game will apparently tie directly into the events of Faye’s game.
This is a developing story…
Confirmation Bias
59.2%Confirmation Bias
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59.2%AuthorKenneth Shepard
6.7%PublicationKotaku
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Framing Effect
27.2%Framing Effect
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27.2%AuthorKenneth Shepard
4.2%PublicationKotaku
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
0.6%PublicationKotaku
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Optimism Bias
3.4%Optimism Bias
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3.4%AuthorKenneth Shepard
2.3%PublicationKotaku
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Negativity Bias
0%Negativity Bias
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
13%PublicationKotaku
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
7.3%PublicationKotaku
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
3.2%PublicationKotaku
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
37.4%Appeal to Authority
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37.4%AuthorKenneth Shepard
2.8%PublicationKotaku
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
4.3%PublicationKotaku
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorKenneth Shepard
0.8%PublicationKotaku
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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13%PublicationKotaku
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
37.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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37.4%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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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
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
37.4%Unattributed Quote
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37.4%AuthorKenneth Shepard
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
49%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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147 words analyzed.
Analysis
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