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Kristine Sheathelm Gerson ⁠83%

By VTD Obituaries⁠95%

7/17/2026, 11:41:32 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Anecdotal, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 47.8% saturation with 111 hits. Analysis detected 682 faulty-reasoning hits from 232 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 74.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠83% (3,867 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 82.30% of the article peer group.

Colorado Springs, Colordo 
Details of service : 
Family and friends are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the remarkable life of Kristine Sheathelm Gerson on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Meach Cove Gathering Space, 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne, Vermont. 
Celebrating the Life of Kristine Sheathelm Gerson 
Kristine was a powerful force in the lives of all who knew her — a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, cherished daughter, sister, inspiring teacher, loyal friend, avid knitter and reader, dedicated walker and tireless community volunteer. 
She brought intelligence, compassion, determination and humor to everything she did, enriching countless lives through her generosity and spirit. 
Her influence continues to be felt in the family she loved, the students she taught, the friendships she nurtured and the community she helped strengthen. 
Kristine’s example of curiosity, kindness, resilience and engagement remains a lasting inspiration. 
We invite all whose lives were touched by Kristine to gather, share stories, celebrate memories and honor the extraordinary legacy she leaves behind. 
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Kristine’s honor to the Charlotte Library, 115 Ferry Road, Charlotte, VT 05445, a place that reflects her lifelong love of reading, learning, and community. 
Your presence, memories, and continued acts of kindness will be a meaningful tribute to Kristine’s enduring spirit. 
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kristine Sheathelm Gerson . 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 2.3%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.9%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 4.3%VTD Obituaries: 1.4%VTDigger: 2.7%Availability Heuristic4.3%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 1.6%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 30.6%VTD Obituaries: 10.2%VTDigger: 4.7%Framing Effect30.6%This article: 14.7%VTD Obituaries: 4.9%VTDigger: 1.0%Loss Aversion14.7%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.7%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 8.2%VTD Obituaries: 2.7%VTDigger: 4.4%Optimism Bias8.2%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 2.5%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 5.1%Negativity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 3.5%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.6%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 16.4%VTD Obituaries: 5.5%VTDigger: 1.2%In-Group Bias16.4%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 40.5%VTD Obituaries: 40.5%VTDigger: 3.0%Halo Effect40.5%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.0%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.7%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 5.2%VTD Obituaries: 1.7%VTDigger: 0.2%Primacy Effect5.2%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.8%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.3%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 2.8%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 2.1%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 1.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.2%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 8.2%VTDigger: 4.1%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Red Herring0.0%This article: 9.9%VTD Obituaries: 3.3%VTDigger: 0.3%Bandwagon9.9%This article: 47.8%VTD Obituaries: 42.5%VTDigger: 5.0%Appeal to Emotion47.8%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.7%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.2%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 40.5%VTD Obituaries: 13.5%VTDigger: 2.8%Anecdotal40.5%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.3%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.9%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.7%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 35.3%VTD Obituaries: 35.9%VTDigger: 2.4%Biased Writer Voice35.3%This article: 21.6%VTD Obituaries: 10.5%VTDigger: 1.5%Indoctrination21.6%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%VTD Obituaries: 0.0%VTDigger: 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 19.0%VTD Obituaries: 6.3%VTDigger: 0.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…19.0%

232 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker4.3%attributed speech222writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 4 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 37 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 38 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 25 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 34 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 17 words • 0.0% coverageVTDigger • 10 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

VTDigger

100%flagged-word coverage
10 attributed words100% of attributed speech92% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +84.7 ptsWriter: 15.3%VTDigger: 100.0%100.0%Biased Writer Voice-36.9 ptsWriter: 36.9%VTDigger: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-22.5 ptsWriter: 22.5%VTDigger: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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