BS Summary: This video contains 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Composition/Division, and Confirmation Bias, with Representativeness Heuristic as the most egregious example at 60.9% saturation with 53 hits. Analysis detected 362 faulty-reasoning hits from 87 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 99% (191 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 98.90% of the video peer group.
And Americans opened their wallets at US retailers in February after three consecutive months of declines.
The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 6% in February.
That's higher than the 4% increase economists had projected.
Retail sales climbed across nearly every category in February, increasing the most at department stores, personal care shops, and clothing retailers.
Spending declined only at grocery stores and furniture retailers.
Economists watch spending data closely because Americans purchases make up about twothirds of the US economy.
Confirmation Bias
28.7%Confirmation Bias
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28.7%PublicationNTD
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Anchoring Bias
10.3%Anchoring Bias
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10.3%PublicationNTD
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Availability Heuristic
18.4%Availability Heuristic
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18.4%PublicationNTD
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Representativeness Heuristic
60.9%Representativeness Heuristic
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60.9%PublicationNTD
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
10.3%Overconfidence Bias
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10.3%PublicationNTD
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Framing Effect
28.7%Framing Effect
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28.7%PublicationNTD
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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
24.1%Optimism Bias
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24.1%PublicationNTD
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
28.7%Negativity Bias
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28.7%PublicationNTD
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Self-Serving Bias
0%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
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
24.1%Halo Effect
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24.1%PublicationNTD
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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
6.9%Primacy Effect
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6.9%PublicationNTD
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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
40.2%Appeal to Authority
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40.2%PublicationNTD
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False Dilemma
10.3%False Dilemma
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10.3%PublicationNTD
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
24.1%Hasty Generalization
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24.1%PublicationNTD
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
18.4%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
36.8%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
10.3%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
24.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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24.1%PublicationNTD
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
10.3%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
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
0%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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87 words analyzed.
Analysis
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