Topic summary
30%17 analyzed articles/videos10,560 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cyclosporiasis results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 4,017 hits. Analysis detected 36,730 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,557 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (14,233 of 15,435 topics). This Cyclosporiasis is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751007.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score17 analyzed articles49.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.1%8.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.0%0.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why are investigators struggling to find the source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak?50%
WAMU15%7/21/2026, 12:05:49 PM
7 cases of cyclosporiasis causing explosive diarrhea being investigated in El Paso50%
El Paso Matters7%By Cindy Ramirez69%7/21/2026, 12:20:22 AM
Is it safe to eat lettuce right now? Here's how to gauge the risk of your summer salads64%
Business Insider14%By Hilary Brueck77% Kashmira Gander87%7/20/2026, 12:40:47 PM
What to know about cyclosporiasis30%
Wisconsin Watch5%By Valeria Ricciulli47% Public Good News47%7/19/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to lettuce from Mexico used by Taco Bell45%
Yahoo News37%By Faris Tanyos22%7/18/2026, 12:43:06 AM
Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states78%
Ars Technica20%By Beth Mole31%7/17/2026, 6:45:23 PM
CDC links cyclospora outbreak to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from Mexico37%
Houston Chronicle14%By Catherine Dominguez20%7/17/2026, 2:17:55 PM
Don’t give up vegetables because of the diarrhea parasite75%
Vox51%By Dylan Scott51%7/17/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Is Taylor Farms produce source of cyclosporiasis outbreak? What we know76%
Snopes.com6%By Rae Deng13%7/16/2026, 4:37:12 PM
How to eat safely amid outbreak of diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis40%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/15/2026, 9:22:53 PM