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At least 6 people injured after Boston duck boat overturns near entrance to popular tourist attraction ⁠37%

By Alexandra Koch⁠0%

6/27/2026, 11:12:46 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 42.5% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 657 faulty-reasoning hits from 308 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 43.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (13,784 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 63.00% of the article peer group.

A duck boat overturned Saturday at a popular tourist attraction in Boston, Massachusetts, injuring at least six people and prompting a major emergency rescue response. 
The boat tipped on its side at a Cambridge boat ramp near the entrance to the Charles River, state police told Fox News Digital. 
None of the passengers wound up in the water, police said. 
The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) said some of the injuries were classified as minor, with two considered "more serious." 
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Everyone aboard the vessel has been accounted for, according to Cambridge fire officials. 
State police confirmed its troopers and the Marine Unit responded to the scene, alongside the Cambridge police and fire departments. 
Boston Duck Tours told Fox News Digital that while being towed on its boat ramp, the vehicle rolled onto its side when the tow-rope broke. 
"As a precaution, we have suspended operations for the remainder of the day," the company wrote in a statement. 
"We are working with Massachusetts State Police and the U.S. 
Coast Guard to review the incident." 
Since the incident happened directly at the entrance to the Charles River, Massachusetts State Police will lead the investigation. 
The replica WWII amphibious vehicle is part of a fleet operated by Boston Duck Tours, a city mainstay that has conducted sightseeing tours of Boston's historic and notable sites on land and sea for over three decades. 
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The duck boats have been used several times in recent years to parade the region's numerous championship teams through Boston, including the New England Patriots six times, the Boston Red Sox four times, the Boston Celtics twice, and the Boston Bruins in 2011. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 8.1%Alexandra Koch: 2.9%Fox Nation: 4.1%Confirmation Bias8.1%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.9%Fox Nation: 1.2%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 22.1%Alexandra Koch: 3.5%Fox Nation: 3.6%Availability Heuristic22.1%This article: 12.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.6%Fox Nation: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic12.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.8%Fox Nation: 0.9%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 2.6%Fox Nation: 3.0%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 11.4%Alexandra Koch: 13.0%Fox Nation: 11.9%Framing Effect11.4%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.7%Fox Nation: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 12.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.5%Fox Nation: 0.9%Status Quo Bias12.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 6.2%Alexandra Koch: 2.8%Fox Nation: 2.8%Optimism Bias6.2%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 1.1%Fox Nation: 1.7%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 23.7%Alexandra Koch: 9.4%Fox Nation: 10.8%Negativity Bias23.7%This article: 5.2%Alexandra Koch: 2.6%Fox Nation: 2.7%Self-Serving Bias5.2%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.8%Fox Nation: 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.3%Fox Nation: 0.3%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 4.8%Fox Nation: 3.2%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 3.7%Fox Nation: 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 26.0%Alexandra Koch: 3.2%Fox Nation: 2.9%Halo Effect26.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.4%Fox Nation: 0.4%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.0%Fox Nation: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.8%Fox Nation: 1.4%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.2%Fox Nation: 0.5%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.0%Fox Nation: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 1.9%Fox Nation: 2.5%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.7%Fox Nation: 0.7%Straw Man0.0%This article: 42.5%Alexandra Koch: 4.0%Fox Nation: 5.1%Appeal to Authority42.5%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 1.0%Fox Nation: 1.8%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.8%Fox Nation: 1.1%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.2%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 4.9%Fox Nation: 6.1%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 6.8%Alexandra Koch: 0.9%Fox Nation: 0.6%Red Herring6.8%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 1.2%Fox Nation: 0.8%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 11.3%Fox Nation: 7.8%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.7%Fox Nation: 1.3%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 2.7%Fox Nation: 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.4%Fox Nation: 0.3%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.4%Fox Nation: 0.6%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.0%Fox Nation: 0.2%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.2%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 1.8%Fox Nation: 2.4%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 6.2%Alexandra Koch: 0.9%Fox Nation: 1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)6.2%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.0%Fox Nation: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.0%Fox Nation: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.1%Fox Nation: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.8%Fox Nation: 0.6%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 8.1%Alexandra Koch: 0.9%Fox Nation: 1.8%Unattributed Quote8.1%This article: 10.4%Alexandra Koch: 1.1%Fox Nation: 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection10.4%This article: 4.2%Alexandra Koch: 3.9%Fox Nation: 6.2%Biased Writer Voice4.2%This article: 2.6%Alexandra Koch: 1.1%Fox Nation: 1.4%Indoctrination2.6%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 0.3%Fox Nation: 0.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Koch: 4.0%Fox Nation: 3.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 5.8%Alexandra Koch: 1.0%Fox Nation: 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…5.8%

308 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers54%attributed speech142writer words
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Writer's voice • 16 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 25 words • 0.0% coveragestate police • 24 words • 0.0% coveragepolice • 11 words • 0.0% coverageCambridge Police Department (CPD) • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 100.0% coverageCambridge fire officials • 13 words • 0.0% coveragestate police • 20 words • 0.0% coverageBoston Duck Tours • 25 words • 100.0% coverageBoston Duck Tours • 19 words • 100.0% coverageBoston Duck Tours • 10 words • 100.0% coverageBoston Duck Tours • 6 words • 0.0% coverageMassachusetts State Police • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 37 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 43 words • 0.0% coverage
Selected voice

Boston Duck Tours

100%flagged-word coverage
60 attributed words36% of attributed speech100% writer coverage
0%22.5%45.0%Unattributed Quote+41.7 ptsWriter: 0.0%Boston Duck Tours: 41.7%41.7%Quote-first Misdirection+22.5 ptsWriter: 9.2%Boston Duck Tours: 31.7%31.7%Attempt to Sell a Product +11.0 ptsWriter: 5.6%Boston Duck Tours: 16.7%16.7%Biased Writer Voice-9.2 ptsWriter: 9.2%Boston Duck Tours: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-5.6 ptsWriter: 5.6%Boston Duck Tours: 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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