The Japan Times66%
ChatGPT trounces humans in entrance exams for top Japan university, study finds 100%
By Yukana Inoue0%
4/30/2026, 7:38:00 AM
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Education
BS Summary: This article contains 20 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Representativeness Heuristic, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 57.9% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 857 faulty-reasoning hits from 140 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (29 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 99.80% of the article peer group.
If an artificial intelligence model such as ChatGPT had taken the entrance exams for Japan’s top university in 2026, it would have been assessed as top of the class and admitted for scoring higher than any human test takers, a study by AI startup LifePrompt has found.
The research used three major AI models — ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking by OpenAI, Gemini 3 Pro Preview by Google and Claude Opus 4.5 by Anthropic — and had them take the actual entrance exam used by the University of Tokyo in February 2026 to assess candidates for courses set to start in April.
The university’s category 3 science exam, often taken by those who want to enter the institution’s medical school, is considered the most difficult exam to pass in Japan.
Confirmation Bias
33.6%Confirmation Bias
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Availability Heuristic
20%Availability Heuristic
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20%AuthorYukana Inoue
5.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Representativeness Heuristic
37.9%Representativeness Heuristic
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37.9%AuthorYukana Inoue
2.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Overconfidence Bias
33.6%Overconfidence Bias
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
2.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Framing Effect
42.1%Framing Effect
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42.1%AuthorYukana Inoue
8.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
20%Status Quo Bias
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20%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Optimism Bias
33.6%Optimism Bias
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
5.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
1.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
28.6%Negativity Bias
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28.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
6.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Halo Effect
42.1%Halo Effect
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42.1%AuthorYukana Inoue
1.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Authority
57.9%Appeal to Authority
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57.9%AuthorYukana Inoue
5.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
1.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hasty Generalization
8.6%Hasty Generalization
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8.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
4.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
2.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
33.6%Begging the Question
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
33.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
3.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Burden of Proof
37.9%Burden of Proof
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37.9%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anecdotal
20%Anecdotal
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20%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
33.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Unattributed Quote
20%Unattributed Quote
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20%AuthorYukana Inoue
1.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Biased Writer Voice
8.6%Biased Writer Voice
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8.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
4.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Indoctrination
33.6%Indoctrination
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
3.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorYukana Inoue
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
33.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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33.6%AuthorYukana Inoue
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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140 words analyzed.
Analysis
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