BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 74.5% saturation with 41 hits. Analysis detected 371 faulty-reasoning hits from 55 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 83.6% and a BS Rank of 90% (2,203 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 89.90% of the article peer group.
Calgary nurse and primary care behavioural health provider Rachel Fynn prescribes exercise as medicine.
Through Alberta's Prescription to Get Active program, she helps patients improve their physical and mental health.
Once intimidated by the gym herself, Rachel is now a dedicated weightlifter, and proof of the power of movement.
Confirmation Bias
29.1%Confirmation Bias
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29.1%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
8%PublicationCBC
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Availability Heuristic
34.5%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
34.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
16.5%PublicationCBC
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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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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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Framing Effect
40%Framing Effect
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40%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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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Optimism Bias
74.5%Optimism Bias
OverallThis article
74.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
7.8%PublicationCBC
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0.4%PublicationCBC
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Negativity Bias
0%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
20.2%PublicationCBC
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Self-Serving Bias
34.5%Self-Serving Bias
OverallThis article
34.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.2%PublicationCBC
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.4%PublicationCBC
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
1.1%PublicationCBC
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.5%PublicationCBC
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Halo Effect
70.9%Halo Effect
OverallThis article
70.9%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
6.3%PublicationCBC
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
3.1%PublicationCBC
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0.6%PublicationCBC
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Appeal to Authority
25.5%Appeal to Authority
OverallThis article
25.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
16.9%PublicationCBC
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
6.5%PublicationCBC
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Hasty Generalization
63.6%Hasty Generalization
OverallThis article
63.6%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
22%PublicationCBC
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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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
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
11.3%PublicationCBC
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
OverallThis article
0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.5%PublicationCBC
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
63.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)
OverallThis article
63.6%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
14.7%PublicationCBC
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Anecdotal
63.6%Anecdotal
OverallThis article
63.6%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
18.2%PublicationCBC
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
45.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
OverallThis article
45.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
2.4%PublicationCBC
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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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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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%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
74.5%Biased Writer Voice
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74.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
20.1%PublicationCBC
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Indoctrination
25.5%Indoctrination
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25.5%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
15.9%PublicationCBC
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
0%PublicationCBC
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
29.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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29.1%AuthorDr. Brian Goldman
5.5%PublicationCBC
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55 words analyzed.
Analysis
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