SFGate.com52%
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is already sounding like a media star 63%
By Alex Simon81%
7/21/2026, 4:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 26 hits. Analysis detected 221 faulty-reasoning hits from 158 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 51.9% and a BS Rank of 63% (9,607 of 25,713 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 62.60% of the article peer group.
Lendeborg led the Dubs to the Summer League title, then talked his talk.
Tobey called Valkyries games in 2025.
A top NBA insider says Warriors are "on the periphery" of James sweepstakes.
Could this LeBron James chase be for nothing?
The possibility of LeBron in the Bay is growing bleaker by the day.
The LeBron James-to-SF pipeline is getting crowded.
Did the Warriors know about their reported plans to pursue a Davis trade?
The Warriors are going after two superstars.
The Warriors kept their pick.
Could the Warriors make a big swing Tuesday night?
The rumors have never been hotter.
Draymond Green was surprised no Knicks player retaliated against Wembanyama.
Kerr discussed his viewpoint at length on the "TK Show" podcast on Friday.
Wright Thompson also shouted out his favorite San Francisco spots.
The denial came one day after Kerr reportedly chose to return to the Warriors.
Confirmation Bias
16.5%Confirmation Bias
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16.5%AuthorAlex Simon
4.1%PublicationSFGate
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Availability Heuristic
9.5%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
9.5%AuthorAlex Simon
6.5%PublicationSFGate
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Hindsight Bias
8.9%Hindsight Bias
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8.9%AuthorAlex Simon
2.2%PublicationSFGate
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
1.1%PublicationSFGate
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Framing Effect
4.4%Framing Effect
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4.4%AuthorAlex Simon
5.2%PublicationSFGate
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Optimism Bias
4.4%Optimism Bias
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4.4%AuthorAlex Simon
1.1%PublicationSFGate
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Pessimism Bias
13.3%Pessimism Bias
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13.3%AuthorAlex Simon
12%PublicationSFGate
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Negativity Bias
13.3%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
13.3%AuthorAlex Simon
5.4%PublicationSFGate
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
1.6%PublicationSFGate
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Halo Effect
7%Halo Effect
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7%AuthorAlex Simon
7.6%PublicationSFGate
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Recency Bias
3.8%Recency Bias
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3.8%AuthorAlex Simon
4%PublicationSFGate
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Appeal to Authority
8.2%Appeal to Authority
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8.2%AuthorAlex Simon
6.2%PublicationSFGate
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False Dilemma
5.1%False Dilemma
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5.1%AuthorAlex Simon
2.5%PublicationSFGate
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Hasty Generalization
5.7%Hasty Generalization
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5.7%AuthorAlex Simon
4.4%PublicationSFGate
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Bandwagon
3.8%Bandwagon
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3.8%AuthorAlex Simon
2.1%PublicationSFGate
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
1.4%PublicationSFGate
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
8.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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8.9%AuthorAlex Simon
2.2%PublicationSFGate
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
0%PublicationSFGate
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
8.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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8.2%AuthorAlex Simon
4.3%PublicationSFGate
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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Unattributed Quote
12%Unattributed Quote
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12%AuthorAlex Simon
5.1%PublicationSFGate
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
2.1%PublicationSFGate
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Biased Writer Voice
7%Biased Writer Voice
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7%AuthorAlex Simon
10%PublicationSFGate
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorAlex Simon
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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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158 words analyzed.
Analysis
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