Associated Press100%
Nolan Wells' attorney and mother say they will 'not rest' until 'truth' is out 95%
7/30/2026, 5:15:46 PM
BS Summary: This video contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Begging the Question, Confirmation Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 48.9% saturation with 66 hits. Analysis detected 348 faulty-reasoning hits from 135 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 91.6% and a BS Rank of 95% (1,172 of 22,543 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 94.80% of the video peer group.
We are completely focused.
COMPLETELY LASER focused on getting to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
So help us God.
And so, the threats, the attacks mean nothing to us.
We will not be deterred.
Look at into our eyes.
We're going to get to the truth.
>> We are ready to do whatever we need to do as his parents
>> [applause]
>> to continue advocating for him because Nolan is not here.
He is not here to speak for himself.
He is not here to tell us what happened.
So again, we will not rest until we get answers.
And if you know something, you need to let us know.
Please do not be afraid.
Confirmation Bias
37%Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
10.4%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
48.9%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
10.4%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
12.6%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
0%Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
31.1%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
7.4%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%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
0%Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
3%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
17.8%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
1.5%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
17.8%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
48.1%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
11.9%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%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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135 words analyzed.
Analysis
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