Speaker summary
43%53 analyzed articles/videos1,492.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Food and Drug Administration results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 319.541 hits. Analysis detected 2,851.256 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,492.333 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 2% (26,630 of 26,913 speakers). This Food and Drug Administration is better (less manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.1% percentile
3.6% BS Score53 analyzed videos1.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.9%5.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 15.1%15.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 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: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 0.8%Halo Effect: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.4%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Team Moves to Rename New York’s Penn Station26%
The New Republic71%By Malcolm Ferguson68%7/23/2026, 8:58:02 PM
RFK Jr. Now Faces Salmonella Outbreak (on Top of Explosive Diarrhea)59%
The New Republic71%By Hafiz Rashid70%7/23/2026, 8:47:53 PM
FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified50%
Ars Technica22%By Beth Mole30%7/23/2026, 7:22:36 PM
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite6%
STAT42%By Associated Press60%7/23/2026, 5:25:03 PM
Cyclospora outbreak tests RFK Jr.'s promise to overhaul food system, rebuild trust in CDC37%
CNBC55%By Angelica Peebles53%7/23/2026, 12:32:10 PM
5 Raw Quotes From America’s Largest Raw-Milk Dairy Owner42%
ProPublica27%By Annie Waldman58%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Is it safe to eat lettuce? Upper Valley experts answer key questions on cyclosporiasis outbreak20%
VTDigger19%By Valley News10%7/22/2026, 10:26:14 PM
As parasite spawned chaos, Monterey County-based Taylor Farms slow-walked its response31%
The Mercury News21%By Bloomberg74%7/22/2026, 12:42:37 PM
FDA recalls Peter Rabbit Organics fruit puree pouches19%
Houston Chronicle14%By Ashley Soebroto10%7/21/2026, 11:13:01 PM
Confusion swirls on source of diarrhea outbreak, but it’s still Taylor Farms17%
Ars Technica22%By Beth Mole30%7/21/2026, 7:39:10 PM