Topic summary
25%15 analyzed articles/videos8,968 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Infectious Diseases results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 2,471 hits. Analysis detected 26,616 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,893 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (14,836 of 15,327 topics). This Infectious Diseases is better (less manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score15 analyzed articles42.9K 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 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New study supports testing of Merck’s Ebola vaccine in DRC outbreak36%
STAT42%By Helen Branswell73%7/22/2026, 9:00:00 PM
Cyclosporiasis cases in the US hit record high55%
The Boston Globe25%By Alice Callahan86% Caroline Hopkins Legaspi86%7/22/2026, 12:24:41 PM
Forbes Daily: The Backlash Against Flock’s AI Surveillance Cameras72%
Forbes45%By Danielle Chemtob0%7/20/2026, 12:03:37 PM
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Two deaths confirmed in Upper East Side cluster as cases increase24%
amny.com43%By Barbara Russo-Lennon52%7/19/2026, 12:24:03 PM
No Reported Cases of Cyclospora Infections in Humboldt County Amid Outbreak of Explosive-Diarrhea-Causing Parasite in Other States60%
Lost Coast Outpost64%By Sage Alexander26%7/17/2026, 4:30:32 PM
What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois17%
WBEZ Chicago9%By Elvia Malagón26%7/15/2026, 8:51:10 PM
Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases22%
Ars Technica19%By Beth Mole31%7/7/2026, 10:29:00 PM
Would Missouri hunters take a Lyme disease vaccine? We asked them30%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Bram Sable-Smith50%7/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Santa Clara County Resident Exposed to Deadly Hantavirus on Ship, Officials Say33%
KQED60%By Katie DeBenedetti69%5/11/2026, 11:42:54 PM
U.S. cruise passengers arrive in the U.S. after one tests positive for hantavirus15%
NPR84%By Pien Huang59%5/11/2026, 1:42:24 AM