Topic summary
17%26 analyzed articles/videos11,510 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Foodborne Illness results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 3,199 hits. Analysis detected 33,141 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,928 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (15,224 of 16,562 topics). This Foodborne Illness is better (less manipulative) than 91.90% of the peer group.
Foodborne Illness

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score26 analyzed articles44.9K 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 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.1%7.1%

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: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Brooklyn Roasting Company recalls cold brew sold in New York and New Jersey over botulism risk18%
Fox Business92%7/24/2026, 11:30:56 PM
Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November28%
Yahoo News39%By Associated Press60%7/24/2026, 11:00:40 PM
I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak74%
STAT44%By Susan Mayne91%7/24/2026, 7:54:09 PM
Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened23%
Live Science8%By Nicoletta Lanese3%7/24/2026, 7:53:31 PM
Cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to 9 states29%
NBC News35%By Erika Edwards12%7/24/2026, 12:32:30 PM
Taco Bell dropped the price on one of its menu items to $1 for a day. And yes, it was lettuce-free.45%
Business Insider21%By Kashmira Gander83%7/23/2026, 11:36:30 PM
RFK Jr. Now Faces Salmonella Outbreak (on Top of Explosive Diarrhea)59%
The New Republic72%By Hafiz Rashid68%7/23/2026, 8:47:53 PM
FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified50%
Ars Technica23%By Beth Mole30%7/23/2026, 7:22:36 PM
Is it safe to eat lettuce? Upper Valley experts answer key questions on cyclosporiasis outbreak20%
VTDigger22%By Valley News14%7/22/2026, 10:26:14 PM
Confusion swirls on source of diarrhea outbreak, but it’s still Taylor Farms18%
Ars Technica23%By Beth Mole30%7/21/2026, 7:39:10 PM