ABC News98%
Some North Carolina State University graduates received an unexpected gift. 100%
5/9/2026, 1:14:55 AM
BS Summary: This video contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 74.3% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 537 faulty-reasoning hits from 109 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (67 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 99.60% of the video peer group.
These lucky North Carolina State University graduates received more than just their diplomas.
Check out this moment during their commencement.
>> My wife Marilyn and I are providing a graduation gift to cover all the final year educational loans incurred by the Wilson College graduates during the 2526 academic year.
>> You heard that right. The graduation speaker, Wilson College of Techiles donor Anneil Kokar says he and his wife would cover all student loan payments taken out by Wilson College at NC State graduates this academic year.
He made the gift to honor his father who attended NC
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Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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Actor-Observer Bias
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Halo Effect
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Appeal to Authority
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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109 words analyzed.
Analysis
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