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Why Alberta separatists leave Canada 93%
By Allison Dempster0%
4/10/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Topics: Separatism, Alberta Politics
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Availability Heuristic, and Recency Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 75% saturation with 45 hits. Analysis detected 213 faulty-reasoning hits from 60 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 88% and a BS Rank of 93% (1,335 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 92.10% of the article peer group.
The stage is being set for a polarizing debate in Alberta.
Separatists say they have the signatures they need to trigger a referendum on leaving Canada.
As the stakes rise, CBC’s Allison Dempster takes a closer look at who and what is driving the separatist movement — and who is pushing back in her documentary.
Confirmation Bias
25%Confirmation Bias
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25%AuthorAllison Dempster
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
48.3%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
75%Framing Effect
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75%AuthorAllison Dempster
56.3%PublicationCBC
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
18.3%Negativity Bias
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18.3%AuthorAllison Dempster
13.8%PublicationCBC
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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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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
48.3%Recency Bias
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48.3%AuthorAllison Dempster
12.1%PublicationCBC
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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
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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6.3%PublicationCBC
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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
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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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
25%Unattributed Quote
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12.5%PublicationCBC
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
66.7%Biased Writer Voice
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66.7%AuthorAllison Dempster
21.3%PublicationCBC
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
48.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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48.3%AuthorAllison Dempster
24.2%PublicationCBC
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Analysis
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