STAT⁠44%

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite ⁠6%

By Associated Press⁠60%

7/23/2026, 5:25:03 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Anchoring Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 21% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 254 faulty-reasoning hits from 219 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 22.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (20,604 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the article peer group.

Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. 
The outbreak included 72 people as of Wednesday. 
The Food and Drug Administration has not yet identified which products are linked to the illnesses. 
Officials also have not said where the cases are located. 
The Associated Press has asked the FDA for more information. 
Federal officials earlier this week said they remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a separate, multistate outbreak. 
The company last week announced it was recalling iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico. 
Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. 
When ingested, the parasite causes intestinal illness marked by “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Federal and state health authorities have been investigating separate clusters of cyclospora illnesses, including the one traced to Taylor Farms. 
Food safety tips include washing hands with soap and water after using the bathroom and before handling food. 
Experts say cooking can kill the parasite and advise cooking produce to a temperature of at least 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70 Celsius). 
— Laura Ungar 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 5.9%Associated Press: 2.2%STAT: 3.4%Confirmation Bias5.9%This article: 13.7%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 1.3%Anchoring Bias13.7%This article: 5.5%Associated Press: 3.2%STAT: 3.9%Availability Heuristic5.5%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.6%STAT: 0.4%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.1%STAT: 1.3%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 13.7%Associated Press: 7.1%STAT: 8.2%Framing Effect13.7%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.5%STAT: 0.7%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.6%STAT: 0.9%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 10.0%Associated Press: 2.1%STAT: 3.3%Optimism Bias10.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.6%STAT: 1.8%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 8.7%STAT: 8.5%Negativity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 2.0%STAT: 1.1%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.1%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.0%STAT: 0.4%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.4%STAT: 0.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 2.3%STAT: 1.3%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.0%STAT: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 10.0%Associated Press: 1.4%STAT: 1.6%Recency Bias10.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.3%STAT: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.0%STAT: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 0.4%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.4%Straw Man0.0%This article: 21.0%Associated Press: 3.4%STAT: 4.7%Appeal to Authority21.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 1.5%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.6%STAT: 1.2%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.0%STAT: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 5.5%Associated Press: 2.7%STAT: 4.6%Hasty Generalization5.5%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.4%STAT: 0.4%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 4.7%STAT: 3.6%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.6%STAT: 0.9%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 2.2%STAT: 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.5%STAT: 0.7%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 12.3%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.2%Appeal to Nature12.3%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.7%STAT: 3.3%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.2%STAT: 2.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.0%STAT: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.3%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.0%STAT: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.1%STAT: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.3%STAT: 1.5%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 1.1%STAT: 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 3.0%STAT: 6.0%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 18.3%Associated Press: 0.7%STAT: 2.1%Indoctrination18.3%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.8%STAT: 0.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.2%STAT: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Associated Press: 0.4%STAT: 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

219 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers37%attributed speech139writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageorganization name drawn from the content • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageFood and Drug Administration • 16 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageAssociated Press • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 0.0% coverageTaylor Farms • 14 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 27 words • 0.0% coverageCenters for Disease Control and Prevention • 24 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 20 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 18 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 100.0% coverageLaura Ungar • 3 words • 0.0% coverage
100%flagged-word coverage
24 attributed words30% of attributed speech78% writer coverage
0%15.0%30.0%Indoctrination-28.8 ptsWriter: 28.8%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 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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