Topic summary
39%43 analyzed articles/videos24,123 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Foodborne Illness results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 5,817 hits. Analysis detected 53,764 faulty-reasoning hits from 94,355 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (22,831 of 24,545 topics). This Foodborne Illness is better (less manipulative) than 93.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.0% percentile
1.1% BS Score43 analyzed articles94.4K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.2%6.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Cornell has a new dorm rule: Don’t butcher bears15%
Salon85%By CK Smith58%8/8/2026, 12:00:41 PM
Woman with sepsis sues Chipotle after eating bowl she claims had salmonella-linked peppers30%
The Independent68%By Rachel Dobkin74%8/6/2026, 5:34:31 PM
Ohio Sees Second Week of ‘Significant’ Increases in Cyclosporiasis Cases38%
Cleveland Scene24%By Susan Tebben49% The Ohio Capital Journal15%8/6/2026, 5:56:40 AM
Anchori…6%Availab…12%Pessimi…7%Negativ…11%
Iceberg lettuce link to parasitic illness spreads to 15 states, officials say4%
Fortune75%By Mike Stobbe45% The Associated Press73%8/6/2026, 5:56:34 AM
New diarrhea-causing outbreak spreads to over half the US — prompting Chipotle menu change61%
New York Post94%By Chris Nesi86%8/6/2026, 5:47:52 AM
Missouri added to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, state health officials confirm10%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Sarah Fentem75%8/5/2026, 6:33:28 AM
Jalapeños linked to salmonella outbreak41%
MinnPost36%By Steve McPherson55%8/5/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Nation's largest food distributor halts Mexican lettuce purchases after outbreak linked to two deaths16%
foxbusiness.com96%8/5/2026, 1:17:49 AM
Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapenos spreads to multiple states, dozens hospitalized42%
Fox Business96%8/4/2026, 1:10:04 PM
First Deaths Reported In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak36%
The Seattle Medium45%By Seattle Medium46%8/4/2026, 8:50:00 AM