Topic summary

⁠87%1 analyzed article/video838 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Advice Column results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Indoctrination, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 22.3% saturation with 560 hits. Analysis detected 2,424 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,514 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠62% (5,315 of 13,706 topics). This Advice Column is worse (more manipulative) than 61.20% of the peer group.

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Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Oakland Culture	1%
⁠0%	Dive Bars	1%
⁠62%	Advice Column (selected)	4%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 2,514

Article count: 1

Authors

R. Eric Thomas

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The Denver Post⁠^9%By R. Eric Thomas⁠^34%7/18/2026, 9:00:59 AM