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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Dec 18-2169%
By Jason Burrows0% Libby Denkmann0%
12/18/2025, 11:45:02 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 24.8% saturation with 37 hits. Analysis detected 167 faulty-reasoning hits from 149 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 62.9% and a BS Rank of 69% (5,214 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 69.00% of the article peer group.
The end of the year is just around the corner, and with the next two Thursdays each being holidays, this is the final Weekend Warmup of the Year!
LINKS:
- TNF! Seahawks vs Rams — Thurs 12/18
- The 29th Annual Model Train Festival - Washington State Historical Society — Opens Fri 12/19 - runs through Jan 1, 2026
- 2025 Winter Beer Fest – WA Brewers Guild — Fri/Sat - 12/19-20
- Hell’s Belles at the Croc — Sat 12/20
- United Indians Native Art Market » United Indians of All Tribes Foundation - Daybreak Star — Sat/Sun - 12/20-21
- Seattle Torrent vs Boston Fleet — Sun 12/21 - 2pm
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Analysis
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