Mental health 73%

By Maura Hohman92% TODAY88%

7/23/2026, 1:40:53 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 20 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 44.6% saturation with 120 hits. Analysis detected 689 faulty-reasoning hits from 269 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 65.1% and a BS Rank of 73% (5,776 of 20,722 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 72.10% of the article peer group.

A therapist always does this on vacation to prevent burnout after returning home 
Too many choices may leave you paralyzed and anxious. 
Worried about high cortisol? 
The No. 1 thing you should do, according to a doctor 
Rep. 
Tom Kean returns to Congress after 4-month absence: ‘Grateful I accepted help' 
Extreme weather can whip up anxiety. 
Here's how having a safety plan can help 
Around 1 in 5 young people use AI chatbots for mental health advice, survey finds 
The No. 1 thing a neuroscientist does when he starts to feel anxious 
Mindfulness teacher shares her top 3 exercises to get beginners hooked on the practice 
What is ‘Ozempic personality'? 
Patient shares troubling GLP-1 impact on mental health 
Tai chi walking can boost balance, strength and more. 
Start with this exercise, experts say 
Scott Galloway calls out this 1 parenting style as a major driver of depression in teens 
Small talk is good for us. 
Many underestimate how much we'll enjoy it, study finds. 
Try this thought exercise to make your daily walk even healthier, psychiatrist says 
Therapist reveals her 1 daily ritual to combat loneliness 
Meta to pay $375 million after New Mexico jury says it harmed children's mental health 
World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country 
Psychiatrist reveals the sign of ADHD often overlooked in women 
Have mental health days gone too far? 
One teacher raises questions about resilience 
Using AI for advice or other personal reasons linked to depression and anxiety 
I was left out of a dinner with mom friends. 
The surprising reason why being excluded hurts 
Confirmation Bias
10.8%
Anchoring Bias
0%
Availability Heuristic
8.6%
Representativeness Heuristic
5.6%
Hindsight Bias
0%
Overconfidence Bias
17.1%
Framing Effect
3.7%
Loss Aversion
0%
Status Quo Bias
0%
Sunk Cost Effect
0%
Optimism Bias
10%
Pessimism Bias
6.3%
Negativity Bias
21.6%
Self-Serving Bias
0%
Fundamental Attribution Error
0%
Actor-Observer Bias
0%
In-Group Bias
0%
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%
Halo Effect
0%
Horn Effect
0%
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%
Recency Bias
0%
Primacy Effect
0%
Blind-Spot Bias
0%
Ad Hominem
0%
Straw Man
0%
Appeal to Authority
19.3%
False Dilemma
8.6%
Slippery Slope
0%
Circular Reasoning
0%
Hasty Generalization
27.1%
Red Herring
0%
Bandwagon
5.2%
Appeal to Emotion
3%
Begging the Question
0%
Post Hoc (False Cause)
13%
Tu Quoque
0%
Burden of Proof
0%
Appeal to Nature
0%
Composition/Division
0%
Anecdotal
18.6%
No True Scotsman
0%
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
6.7%
Gambler’s Fallacy
0%
Middle Ground
0%
Personal Incredulity
0%
Special Pleading
0%
Genetic Fallacy
0%
Unattributed Quote
44.6%
Quote-first Misdirection
0%
Biased Writer Voice
17.5%
Indoctrination
3.3%
Politically Left Leaning Bias
5.6%
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%

269 words analyzed.

Analysis

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