BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 97 hits. Analysis detected 525 faulty-reasoning hits from 611 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 23.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (24,591 of 28,461 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 86.40% of the article peer group.

WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike ​that has led to the cancellation ‌of hundreds of flights, both sides said early Monday. 
Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen. 
Heavy rain and wind continue to sweep through the Edmonton area. 
And while the stormy summer continues, festivals in the region are left feeling the pinch. 
The CBC's Tristan Mottershead reports. 
Almost 25 per cent of Canada’s land mass is considered mountainous, according to a 2021 University of Calgary study, and about 80 per cent of Canada’s population live within or close to mountain areas. 
Some people in Canada spend all their free time climbing mountains or getting inspired by them. 
He gambled away over half a million dollars across two decades. 
Now he's sharing his story as Alberta opens its gambling market to external providers, making apps and other digital platforms easier to access. 
Despite the Saskatoon Exhibition's recent decision to stop featuring spudnuts, a popular potato-based doughnut, the treat remains a beloved staple among enthusiasts. 
Calgary police say four people are dead after a crash on Stoney Trail late Sunday night. 
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. 
The recent death of Parker, an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who disappeared after he got out from a care facility in Calgary, has brought new attention to the issue of elopement for parents of young children with autism. 
Growth has slowed on a wildfire that has destroyed multiple properties near Vernon, B.C., fire officials say. 
The Edmonton Heritage Festival closed its second day early because of strong winds and directed attendees to evacuate immediately. 
WestJet flight attendants on the picket line at Toronto's Pearson Airport. 
Though most of the national park has reopened after the Jasper wildfire, a few iconic areas require more extensive repairs that the federal government is backing with an over $500M investment. 
Some organizations are rethinking how they provide food assistance, as more Albertans turn to food banks amid rising living costs. 
Leaders say the new approach reduces food waste, restores dignity and better serves their communities. 
The Saskatchewan Roughriders responded to last week's loss against the Edmonton Elks with a win, moving them into the sole position of second place in the CFL's West Division. 
Canada built its nuclear industry around Candu reactors supplied by a made-in-Canada supply chain. 
Ontario is building, and other provinces are considering, SMRs that require foreign uranium enrichment and fabrication in an abrupt departure from decades of self-reliance. 
The mayor of Wetaskiwin, Alta., has filed for a judicial review, after the municipal government he serves barred him from city hall earlier this year. 
WestJet announced that a total of 276 flights have been cancelled as of 3 p.m. 
MT on Saturday, ahead of the flight attendants' strike deadline on Sunday. 
Judo gold medallist Julien Frascadore has been named Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. 
Alberta’s new integrated drivers licences and identification cards are causing delays at registries across the province. 
Rolled out on July 2, the new licences and identification cards now include an individual’s citizenship status and health care number, eliminating the need for physical paper cards. 
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally said that adding health care numbers and citizenship markers adds additional steps to the process, leading to longer wait times. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%CBC: 2.6%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.7%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 5.6%CBC: 3.1%Availability Heuristic5.6%This article: 2.6%CBC: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic2.6%This article: 2.3%CBC: 0.9%Hindsight Bias2.3%This article: 0.0%CBC: 1.4%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 4.1%Framing Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 3.9%CBC: 0.6%Status Quo Bias3.9%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 4.0%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 1.4%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 9.5%CBC: 5.6%Negativity Bias9.5%This article: 7.4%CBC: 1.2%Self-Serving Bias7.4%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 1.2%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 3.6%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 1.2%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Straw Man0.0%This article: 15.9%CBC: 3.6%Appeal to Authority15.9%This article: 3.9%CBC: 1.3%False Dilemma3.9%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.4%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 2.6%CBC: 4.8%Hasty Generalization2.6%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 8.7%CBC: 4.2%Appeal to Emotion8.7%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.6%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 10.6%CBC: 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)10.6%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 7.9%CBC: 3.2%Anecdotal7.9%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 1.8%CBC: 1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)1.8%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 3.3%CBC: 1.1%Unattributed Quote3.3%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.7%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 4.7%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 2.3%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%CBC: 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

611 words analyzed.

Speakers

5speakers16%attributed speech513writer words
Selected voice

Dale Nally

100%flagged-word coverage
30 attributed words31% of attributed speech52% writer coverage
0%2.5%5.0%Unattributed Quote-2.9 ptsWriter: 2.9%Dale Nally: 0.0%0.0%

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

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