Keyword summary
58%2 analyzed articles/videos985 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legionnaires-Disease results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 221 hits. Analysis detected 2,337 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,955 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 47% (20,076 of 37,536 keywords). This Legionnaires-Disease is better (less manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group.
Legionnaires-Disease

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

47% percentile
025507510046.5% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3K 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 0.7%0.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 3.9%3.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 1.1%1.1%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Keyword 7.5%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 6.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 5.8%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Fifth death reported in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak as Council questions city response14%
amny.com43%By Adam Daly20%7/22/2026, 12:00:23 AM
5 dead, 82 sick in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak6%
Gothamist77%By Giulia Heyward48%7/21/2026, 11:43:00 PM
NYC Council to weigh Legionnaires' hotline, other responses to UES outbreak54%
Gothamist77%By Caroline Lewis38%7/21/2026, 9:58:00 PM
NYC scrambled to recruit, onboard new cooling tower inspectors before deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak48%
Gothamist77%By Caroline Lewis38%7/21/2026, 10:30:50 AM
4 facts to stay informed during a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City25%
PolitiFact6%By Madison Czopek15%7/20/2026, 9:04:06 PM
Former Illinois public health chief Nirav Shah drops Maine Senate bid71%
WBEZ9%By Tina Sfondeles28%7/20/2026, 5:19:03 PM
Death toll rises to 3 in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak50%
Gothamist77%By Phil Corso48%7/20/2026, 12:11:18 AM
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Two deaths confirmed in Upper East Side cluster as cases increase25%
amny.com43%By Barbara Russo-Lennon42%7/19/2026, 12:24:03 PM
Second person dies in Manhattan Legionnaires' cluster34%
Gothamist77%By Stephen Nessen66%7/19/2026, 4:00:00 AM
1 dead in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak35%
Gothamist77%By Charles Lane36%7/17/2026, 11:09:08 PM