Topic summary
43%48 analyzed articles/videos33,010 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Food Safety results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 9,425 hits. Analysis detected 85,165 faulty-reasoning hits from 138,234 analyzed words across 48 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (22,102 of 23,863 topics). This Food Safety is better (less manipulative) than 92.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.4% percentile
1.1% BS Score48 analyzed articles138.2K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What to know about cyclospora after second Washoe case announced15%
Reno Gazette Journal34%By Brett McGinness11%8/7/2026, 1:43:15 PM
Hold the onions: Colorado women sue Taylor Farms, McDonald’s for E. coli infections6%
Denver Westword20%By Sage Kelley23%8/7/2026, 5:40:44 AM
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details6%
KFF Health News37%By Kate Wells41%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Loss Av…13%Negativ…19%Biased …19%Attempt…13%
Hannaford recalls ground beef product sold at Farmington location3%
The Portland Press Herald20%By Drew Johnson27%8/3/2026, 5:00:56 PM
Taco Bell Reportedly Knew About Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Weeks Before Telling Customers24%
Kotaku81%By Zack Zwiezen77%8/3/2026, 2:30:32 PM
Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite17%
Ideastream Public Media22%By The Associated Press73%8/3/2026, 12:16:02 PM
2 people die of Cyclospora infection in Michigan19%
Live Science22%By Nicoletta Lanese9%8/3/2026, 12:10:19 PM
Cyclospora cases double in Missouri as health officials report more than 1,000 illnesses16%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR75%By Rob Edwards36%8/3/2026, 9:57:27 AM
Did Taylor Farms or its CEO donate to Trump? We followed the money13%
Snopes.com20%By Jack Izzo15%8/2/2026, 9:00:09 PM
Too-warm lettuce, undated quiche among Washoe health code violations8%
Reno Gazette Journal34%By Brett McGinness11%7/31/2026, 5:00:28 AM