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How Germany gets hip, knee surgeries done faster than Canada 95%
By Dr. Brian Goldman0%
3/26/2026, 12:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Hasty Generalization, and False Dilemma, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 61.9% saturation with 52 hits. Analysis detected 349 faulty-reasoning hits from 84 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 91.4% and a BS Rank of 95% (976 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 94.20% of the article peer group.
Canadians in some provinces can wait years for a new hip or knee.
In Germany, it can take just weeks.
Transplanted Canadian Elizabeth Sandomeer had each of her knees replaced in under three months.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr.
Sebastian Braun says there are many reasons why Germany can get those surgeries done faster.
One of the biggest drivers is the competition between hospitals for funding, something that Braun says is lacking in Canada's health-care system.
Confirmation Bias
44%Confirmation Bias
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44%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
8%PublicationCBC
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
32.1%Availability Heuristic
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32.1%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
16.5%PublicationCBC
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.1%PublicationCBC
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
20.2%Framing Effect
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20.2%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
24.2%PublicationCBC
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.1%PublicationCBC
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
3.6%PublicationCBC
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
8.3%Optimism Bias
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8.3%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
7.8%PublicationCBC
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0.4%PublicationCBC
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Negativity Bias
27.4%Negativity Bias
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27.4%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
20.2%PublicationCBC
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.2%PublicationCBC
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Fundamental Attribution Error
26.2%Fundamental Attribution Error
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26.2%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.4%PublicationCBC
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.1%PublicationCBC
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.5%PublicationCBC
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
6.3%PublicationCBC
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
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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%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
3.1%PublicationCBC
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0.6%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
21.4%Appeal to Authority
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21.4%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
16.9%PublicationCBC
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False Dilemma
38.1%False Dilemma
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38.1%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
6.5%PublicationCBC
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Hasty Generalization
40.5%Hasty Generalization
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40.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
22%PublicationCBC
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
5.9%PublicationCBC
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
11.3%PublicationCBC
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Begging the Question
26.2%Begging the Question
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26.2%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.5%PublicationCBC
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
26.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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26.2%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
14.7%PublicationCBC
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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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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
16.7%Anecdotal
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16.7%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
18.2%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%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.4%PublicationCBC
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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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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.1%PublicationCBC
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
26.2%Unattributed Quote
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26.2%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.4%PublicationCBC
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.8%PublicationCBC
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Biased Writer Voice
61.9%Biased Writer Voice
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61.9%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
20.1%PublicationCBC
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
15.9%PublicationCBC
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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
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
5.5%PublicationCBC
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84 words analyzed.
Analysis
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