Should you get tested for this dangerous kind of cholesterol? 100%
By Matt Galloway0%
5/7/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Loss Aversion, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 73.8% saturation with 59 hits. Analysis detected 472 faulty-reasoning hits from 80 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (22 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 99.90% of the article peer group.
Darren Ali was a healthy 45 year old when he had a massive heart attack that could have killed him.
He wants everyone to learn from his experience and get tested for the cholesterol Lipoprotein(a) because it could save their lives.
And we'll hear from a doctor about how this cholesterol can cause unexpected heart attacks among younger and otherwise healthy people -- and why new guidance recommends getting tested.
Confirmation Bias
26.3%Confirmation Bias
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26.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
2.9%PublicationCBC
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
25%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
1.3%PublicationCBC
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
1.4%PublicationCBC
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Framing Effect
48.8%Framing Effect
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48.8%AuthorMatt Galloway
14.8%PublicationCBC
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Loss Aversion
38.8%Loss Aversion
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38.8%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.4%PublicationCBC
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Optimism Bias
26.3%Optimism Bias
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26.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
5.7%PublicationCBC
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
1.5%PublicationCBC
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Negativity Bias
73.8%Negativity Bias
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73.8%AuthorMatt Galloway
13%PublicationCBC
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.3%PublicationCBC
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
8.4%PublicationCBC
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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
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.6%PublicationCBC
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.7%PublicationCBC
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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
36.3%Appeal to Authority
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36.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
11.5%PublicationCBC
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
1.4%PublicationCBC
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Circular Reasoning
36.3%Circular Reasoning
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36.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.6%PublicationCBC
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Hasty Generalization
26.3%Hasty Generalization
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26.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
7.4%PublicationCBC
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Red Herring
36.3%Red Herring
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36.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.7%PublicationCBC
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
2.7%PublicationCBC
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Appeal to Emotion
38.8%Appeal to Emotion
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38.8%AuthorMatt Galloway
5.9%PublicationCBC
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
0.6%PublicationCBC
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
26.3%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
25%Anecdotal
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25%AuthorMatt Galloway
5.8%PublicationCBC
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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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
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
1.2%PublicationCBC
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Quote-first Misdirection
36.3%Quote-first Misdirection
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36.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
1%PublicationCBC
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Biased Writer Voice
37.5%Biased Writer Voice
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37.5%AuthorMatt Galloway
15.9%PublicationCBC
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Indoctrination
26.3%Indoctrination
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26.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
6%PublicationCBC
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorMatt Galloway
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
26.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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26.3%AuthorMatt Galloway
4.8%PublicationCBC
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Analysis
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