Topic summary
36%10 analyzed articles/videos4,524 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Outbreaks results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 2,847 hits. Analysis detected 20,901 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,631 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 12% (13,545 of 15,391 topics). This Outbreaks is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score10 analyzed articles26.6K 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 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.7%10.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Cyclospora outbreak tests RFK Jr.'s promise to overhaul food system, rebuild trust in CDC36%
CNBC56%By Angelica Peebles52%7/23/2026, 12:32:10 PM
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people39%
ABC News18%By PROSPER HERI NGORORA Associated Press63% CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA Associated Press63%7/22/2026, 10:09:00 AM
Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk28%
WSVN53%By Rubén Rosario55%7/20/2026, 11:28:46 AM
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite36%
The Colorado Sun5%By The Associated Press65%7/17/2026, 11:51:20 PM
Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak71%
The Verge55%By Richard Lawler91%7/17/2026, 10:09:47 PM
California-based Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from U.S. amid cyclosporiasis outbreak55%
Los Angeles Times79%By Karen Garcia59%7/17/2026, 6:21:10 PM
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year49%
WIRED13%By Emily Mullin30%7/17/2026, 9:15:00 AM
Shredded lettuce supplied to Taco Bell identified as a source of cyclospora that causes watery diarrhea45%
Business Insider14%By Hilary Brueck77% Alex Bitter0%7/17/2026, 12:04:16 AM
What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois17%
WBEZ Chicago9%By Elvia Malagón26%7/15/2026, 8:51:10 PM
Two months after Hegseth’s regressive move, Air Force base faces major flu outbreak68%
MS NOW94%By Steve Benen95%6/18/2026, 7:52:54 PM