The Japan Times66%
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu names squad for 2026 World Cup 89%
By Sean Carroll0%
5/15/2026, 6:11:00 AM
Topics: World Cup
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 58 hits. Analysis detected 414 faulty-reasoning hits from 116 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 82.2% and a BS Rank of 89% (2,001 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 88.10% of the article peer group.
There were headline omissions and selections as Hajime Moriyasu announced his Japan World Cup squad on Friday, with Kaoru Mitoma missing out, but Wataru Endo and Takehiro Tomiyasu both making the cut.
Veteran Yuto Nagatomo was another standout inclusion in the 26-man party, with the FC Tokyo defender offered the chance to appear at an incredible fifth finals.
Moriyasu, who steered Samurai Blue to the Round of 16 at the previous edition in Qatar in 2022, expressed disappointment at having to leave out Mitoma, but offered up his absence from last year’s friendly win over Brazil as proof that Japan can still succeed without the winger.
Confirmation Bias
41.4%Confirmation Bias
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41.4%AuthorSean Carroll
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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
27.6%Framing Effect
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27.6%AuthorSean Carroll
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Loss Aversion
0%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
41.4%Negativity Bias
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41.4%AuthorSean Carroll
17.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%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
22.4%Halo Effect
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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
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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
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
27.6%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
22.4%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
41.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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10.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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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
41.4%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
41.4%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
50%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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116 words analyzed.
Analysis
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