Mirror Indy17%
Get a fresh haircut before school starts at this back-to-school barbecue 5%
By Carley Lanich4%
7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 4 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 32.6% saturation with 42 hits. Analysis detected 132 faulty-reasoning hits from 129 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 20.2% and a BS Rank of 5% (20,229 of 21,230 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the article peer group.
Indy families can celebrate the start of a new school year and send their kids back to class in style with the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association’s Back 2 School BBQ.
The event will offer free food, entertainment, backpacks and school supplies while supplies last.
Kids can also get free haircuts courtesy of The Cut Grooming Lounge.
The event takes place 2-6 p.m.
July 26 at the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association Headquarters, 1201 E. 46th St.
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Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education.
Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.
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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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Self-Serving Bias
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Halo Effect
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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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No True Scotsman
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Genetic Fallacy
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Biased Writer Voice
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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129 words analyzed.
Analysis
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