Troy Jackson strikes a winning pose | Letter ⁠69%

By Deb Sayer⁠91%

8/2/2026, 1:59:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Primacy Effect as the most egregious example at 41.2% saturation with 40 hits. Analysis detected 336 faulty-reasoning hits from 97 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 55.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (8,262 of 26,585 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 68.90% of the article peer group.

The photo of Troy Jackson on page A7 of the July 26 Maine Sunday Telegram was inspiring and well received. 
It reflects his raised right hand with a clenched fist. 
I consider it inspiring, especially after seeing so many photos of our benighted president striking a similar pose while doing his silly dance at rallies and speeches. 
Jackson’s pose demonstrates how a man clenches his fist. 
In past times, during my lifetime, the other guy’s attempt to do the same thing would have been labeled “effeminate.” 
Warner Price 
Harpswell 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 10.8%The Portland Press Herald: 2.2%Confirmation Bias27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 3.1%The Portland Press Herald: 1.0%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 3.2%The Portland Press Herald: 2.6%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 9.3%Deb Sayer: 1.2%The Portland Press Herald: 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic9.3%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.9%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 14.9%The Portland Press Herald: 3.6%Framing Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 20.6%Deb Sayer: 2.7%The Portland Press Herald: 0.6%Status Quo Bias20.6%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.8%The Portland Press Herald: 4.1%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 2.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.9%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 13.7%The Portland Press Herald: 3.0%Negativity Bias27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.7%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 2.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 2.0%The Portland Press Herald: 1.5%In-Group Bias27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.1%The Portland Press Herald: 0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 20.6%Deb Sayer: 0.7%The Portland Press Herald: 3.8%Halo Effect20.6%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.6%The Portland Press Herald: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.4%The Portland Press Herald: 1.8%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 41.2%Deb Sayer: 3.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.4%Primacy Effect41.2%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 3.9%The Portland Press Herald: 0.5%Ad Hominem27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 2.8%The Portland Press Herald: 0.3%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 8.2%The Portland Press Herald: 2.6%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.8%The Portland Press Herald: 0.7%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 9.3%Deb Sayer: 6.3%The Portland Press Herald: 2.0%Hasty Generalization9.3%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.4%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.2%The Portland Press Herald: 0.7%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 9.6%The Portland Press Herald: 3.0%Appeal to Emotion27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 3.8%The Portland Press Herald: 0.8%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.6%The Portland Press Herald: 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 2.3%The Portland Press Herald: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.4%The Portland Press Herald: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 9.3%Deb Sayer: 0.3%The Portland Press Herald: 0.3%Composition/Division9.3%This article: 41.2%Deb Sayer: 3.3%The Portland Press Herald: 2.8%Anecdotal41.2%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 3.2%The Portland Press Herald: 0.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.4%The Portland Press Herald: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 0.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.6%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 1.8%The Portland Press Herald: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 19.4%The Portland Press Herald: 4.9%Biased Writer Voice27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 9.8%The Portland Press Herald: 1.8%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 12.7%The Portland Press Herald: 1.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 27.8%Deb Sayer: 2.0%The Portland Press Herald: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias27.8%This article: 0.0%Deb Sayer: 2.3%The Portland Press Herald: 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

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