Keyword summary
31%11 analyzed articles/videos4,362 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Infectious Disease results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 2,312 hits. Analysis detected 20,487 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,879 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (34,002 of 37,367 keywords). This Infectious Disease is better (less manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group.
Infectious Disease

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

9% percentile
02550751009.0% percentile
1.5% BS Score11 analyzed articles29.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 5.6%5.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Keyword 7.7%7.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 5.2%5.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 4.7%4.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Keyword 7.7%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak74%
STAT44%By Susan Mayne91%7/24/2026, 7:54:09 PM
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite6%
STAT44%By Associated Press60%7/23/2026, 5:25:03 PM
HIV/AIDS advocates fear federal funding cuts will undermine prevention94%
STAT44%By Chelsea Cirruzzo80%7/21/2026, 2:24:32 PM
Cyclospora now in 29 states7%
STAT44%By Associated Press60%7/9/2026, 3:01:27 PM
Epidemiologist answers 3 frequently asked questions about the Ebola outbreak26%
Medical News Today14%By Peter Morales-Brown0%6/17/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Ick…A tick! How to keep yourself safe as Missouri and Illinois face a nasty tick season51%
STLPR0%By Sarah Fentem57%6/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Why Ebola Scares Us More Than Everyday Killers69%
Psychology Today42%By Jay K. Varma M.D.0%6/8/2026, 2:54:49 PM
How Kansas City health officials are preparing for the World Cup, with hantavirus and heat looming19%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Noah Taborda0%5/12/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Hantavirus: the risks, the science and what you need to know77%
NPR84%By Berly McCoy0% Emily Kwong0% Rebecca Ramirez0%5/8/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Missouri House passes bill to keep places of worship open during pandemics13%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Maggie LeBeau0%4/10/2026, 9:00:00 AM