Do the costs of veterinary care seem scary? The Denver Post wants to hear from you 54%

By The Denver Post49%

8/7/2026, 3:00:14 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, In-Group Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 36.8% saturation with 32 hits. Analysis detected 105 faulty-reasoning hits from 87 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 44.5% and a BS Rank of 54% (14,122 of 30,584 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 53.80% of the article peer group.

The Denver Post business team is looking to connect with pet owners who have been surprised by the cost of veterinary care. 
If you’ve delayed treatment, changed your plans because of the price, or simply have thoughts about vet care, please fill out the form below. 
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Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 25.3%The Denver Post: 2.4%Baltimore Sun: 1.4%Confirmation Bias25.3%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.8%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.8%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.6%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.3%Baltimore Sun: 0.7%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 36.8%The Denver Post: 1.8%Baltimore Sun: 2.9%Framing Effect36.8%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.5%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 3.8%Baltimore Sun: 1.9%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 9.2%The Denver Post: 1.2%Baltimore Sun: 0.8%Pessimism Bias9.2%This article: 9.2%The Denver Post: 2.9%Baltimore Sun: 5.6%Negativity Bias9.2%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.7%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.0%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 25.3%The Denver Post: 0.6%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%In-Group Bias25.3%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 18.5%Baltimore Sun: 1.3%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.0%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.2%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.7%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.3%Baltimore Sun: 0.9%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 1.9%Baltimore Sun: 2.6%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 6.2%Baltimore Sun: 2.4%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 1.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 2.6%Baltimore Sun: 1.2%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.4%Baltimore Sun: 0.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.5%Baltimore Sun: 1.0%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 17.2%Baltimore Sun: 2.5%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.6%Baltimore Sun: 2.0%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Denver Post: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 14.9%The Denver Post: 3.9%Baltimore Sun: 2.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…14.9%

87 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker49%attributed speech44writer words
Selected voice

The Denver Post

81%flagged-word coverage
43 attributed words100% of attributed speech73% writer coverage
0%17.5%35.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +30.2 ptsWriter: 0.0%The Denver Post: 30.2%30.2%

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

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Analysis

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