CBC Radio63%
June 10, 2026: Caring for senior with dementia; investigation into Cricket Canada; New York loves the Knicks; and our attention span 42%
By Matt Galloway0%
6/9/2026, 5:00:00 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 52.4% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 133 faulty-reasoning hits from 84 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 44.9% and a BS Rank of 42% (13,255 of 22,840 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 58.00% of the article peer group.
Can't concentrate?
What about thinking deeply?
Attention spans are shrinking rapidly.
Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of the bestselling book 'Deep Work' says we're facing a crisis — an attack on our ability to think.
He's calling for what he calls a revolution in defence of thinking.
He outlines the steps for reclaiming your attention.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
52.4%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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Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
38.1%Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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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
38.1%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
6%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
14.3%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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84 words analyzed.
Analysis
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