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‘Gas incident’ at Victoria swimming pool sends 8 to hospital ⁠0%

By Karin Larsen⁠0% Maryse Zeidler⁠0%

4/10/2026, 1:37:15 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Availability Heuristic, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 33.1% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 371 faulty-reasoning hits from 239 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.

Eight people have been taken to hospital after what a City of Victoria spokesperson described as a “gas incident” at Crystal Pool. 
This is a developing story that CBC News is watching with reporters on site. 
The pool has been evacuated and the surrounding area is closed off. 
A hazmat team has arrived on site, according to the city, and officials are awaiting instruction on next steps. 
In a written statement, B.C. 
Emergency Health Services says it received a call about a hazmat incident near the pool at 11:09 a.m. 
PT today. 
It says paramedics assessed 10 patients and transported eight to hospital in "stable" condition. 
Crystal Pool is an aging facility that is scheduled to close later this year, according to the City of Victoria website. 
Plans are underway for its replacement. 
The City of Victoria has issued a shelter-in-place alert for the area near Crystal Pool "due to an ongoing hazardous material incident." 
The city says the alert will be in effect until the incident has been resolved. 
The alert says people should: 
Go inside their home or avoid the area. 
Close all windows and doors and turn off ventilation systems. 
Seek medical attention if they show any symptoms of exposure, such as burning eyes or lungs. 
Follow the directions of local authorities. 
The city is also asking people not to call 911 for information or updates. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.9%CBC: 2.6%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 7.9%Karin Larsen: 1.0%CBC: 0.7%Anchoring Bias7.9%This article: 16.3%Karin Larsen: 2.1%CBC: 3.1%Availability Heuristic16.3%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.0%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.4%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 9.2%Karin Larsen: 3.3%CBC: 4.2%Framing Effect9.2%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 2.5%Karin Larsen: 0.3%CBC: 0.6%Status Quo Bias2.5%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 5.9%Karin Larsen: 0.8%CBC: 4.0%Optimism Bias5.9%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.4%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 9.2%Karin Larsen: 3.8%CBC: 5.7%Negativity Bias9.2%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.2%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.2%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 3.6%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 5.9%Karin Larsen: 0.8%CBC: 1.2%Recency Bias5.9%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Straw Man0.0%This article: 33.1%Karin Larsen: 4.2%CBC: 3.7%Appeal to Authority33.1%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.3%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 4.8%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 9.2%Karin Larsen: 1.2%CBC: 4.2%Appeal to Emotion9.2%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 8.8%Karin Larsen: 1.1%CBC: 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)8.8%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 3.3%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 2.9%Karin Larsen: 0.4%CBC: 1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)2.9%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 13.4%Karin Larsen: 2.3%CBC: 1.1%Unattributed Quote13.4%This article: 4.2%Karin Larsen: 1.1%CBC: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection4.2%This article: 4.2%Karin Larsen: 0.5%CBC: 4.8%Biased Writer Voice4.2%This article: 22.6%Karin Larsen: 9.0%CBC: 2.4%Indoctrination22.6%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Karin Larsen: 0.0%CBC: 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

239 words analyzed.

Speakers

2speakers82%attributed speech43writer words
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Writer's voice • 10 words • 100.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 22 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 5 words • 0.0% coverageEmergency Health Services • 18 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageEmergency Health Services • 14 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 21 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 6 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 22 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 15 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 5 words • 0.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 8 words • 100.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 10 words • 100.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 16 words • 100.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 6 words • 100.0% coverageCity of Victoria • 14 words • 100.0% coverage
100%flagged-word coverage
32 attributed words16% of attributed speech72% writer coverage
0%12.5%25.0%Unattributed Quote-23.3 ptsWriter: 23.3%Emergency Health Services: 0.0%0.0%Quote-first Misdirection-23.3 ptsWriter: 23.3%Emergency Health Services: 0.0%0.0%Biased Writer Voice-23.3 ptsWriter: 23.3%Emergency Health Services: 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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