Speaker summary
39%12 analyzed articles/videos415.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Availability Heuristic, and Indoctrination, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 145.516 hits. Analysis detected 387.516 faulty-reasoning hits from 415.333 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (26,738 of 28,364 speakers). This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is better (less manipulative) than 94.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751005.7% percentile
7.1% BS Score12 analyzed videos415.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 26.8%26.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 3.1%3.1%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 26.8%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

No, cruise ships aren't floating petri dishes34%
Popular Science15%By Clarissa Brincat36%7/24/2026, 5:54:00 AM
Cyclospora outbreak leaves consumers guessing which foods are safe50%
Yahoo News39%By Megan Cerullo43%7/14/2026, 5:11:26 PM
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to be ‘less visible’ due to mono diagnosis4%
Houston Public Media12%By Kyle McClenagan8%7/10/2026, 2:06:33 PM
Taco Bells Makes Urgent Changes After Outbreak of Explosive Diarrhea63%
futurism.com88%By Frank Landymore67%7/10/2026, 11:57:53 AM
Health departments for Houston, Harris County report 34 cases of cyclosporiasis31%
Houston Public Media12%By Kyle McClenagan8%7/9/2026, 2:29:33 PM
1 in 4 adults with type 2 diabetes experiences hearing loss, review finds19%
Medical News Today14%By Peter Morales-Brown0%7/7/2026, 11:00:00 PM
Bacterias “carnívoras”, malaria y otros riesgos: recortes federales podrían debilitar la respuesta ante amenazas de salud29%
KFF Health News23%By Stephanie Armour0%7/2/2026, 5:50:00 AM
Managing DRC’s Ebola Crisis50%
Center for Strategic and International Studies36%By J. Stephen Morrison0% Michaela Simoneau0%6/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Epidemiologist answers 3 frequently asked questions about the Ebola outbreak26%
Medical News Today14%By Peter Morales-Brown0%6/17/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Types of Covid Vaccines: How They Work4%
Healthline0%By Jill Seladi-Schulman0% Ph.D.25%3/28/2022, 8:30:00 AM