Topic summary
15%13 analyzed articles/videos12,658 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Disease Outbreaks results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 2,801 hits. Analysis detected 25,546 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,507 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,384 of 15,755 topics). This Disease Outbreaks is better (less manipulative) than 97.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score13 analyzed articles43.5K 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 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Is it safe to eat lettuce? Upper Valley experts answer key questions on cyclosporiasis outbreak20%
VTDigger20%By Valley News10%7/22/2026, 10:26:14 PM
Fifth death reported in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak as Council questions city response14%
amny.com42%By Adam Daly19%7/22/2026, 12:00:23 AM
Cyclospora infections in Missouri are climbing — answering your questions about the parasite20%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Sarah Fentem56%7/21/2026, 2:47:58 PM
British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study finds50%
Live Science7%By Tom Metcalfe6%7/20/2026, 12:15:00 PM
What to know about cyclosporiasis30%
Wisconsin Watch4%By Valeria Ricciulli47% Public Good News47%7/19/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Missouri cyclospora cases go up as outbreak linked to alleged supplier from St. Louis E. coli scare44%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By St. Louis Public Radio23%7/18/2026, 6:53:36 PM
Parasite that causes explosive diarrhea detected in El Paso, but risk remains low25%
El Paso Matters7%By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert18%7/15/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Cyclosporiasis outbreak: Latest as officials seek source, cases rise28%
Yahoo News38%By Sara Moniuszko38% USA TODAY13%7/15/2026, 2:19:05 PM
Durbin joins Duckworth in opposing Maine’s Nirav Shah over 2015 disease outbreak42%
Washington Examiner73%By Claire Carter29%7/15/2026, 12:23:29 AM
New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; source still unclear20%
ABC News19%By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press30%7/14/2026, 10:11:47 PM