Gothamist77%
2 people exposed to hantavirus have returned to New York state 11%
By Giulia Heyward48%
6/1/2026, 1:09:00 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Representativeness Heuristic, and Status Quo Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 38.2% saturation with 66 hits. Analysis detected 211 faulty-reasoning hits from 173 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 28% and a BS Rank of 11% (19,502 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 89.10% of the article peer group.
Two people exposed to hantavirus have returned to New York state, the city's health department said Monday.
The pair had been under federal quarantine in Nebraska after a deadly outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Three people tied to the outbreak died after contracting the virus, according to previous reporting.
The two people will complete a 42-day monitoring and quarantine period at personal residences outside New York City, according to a statement from New York City Health Commissioner Dr.
Alister Martin.
"The risk to New Yorkers remains low," Martin said.
"At this time, no one is planning to return to New York City."
Martin said the pair will follow established infectious disease protocols, including masking, controlled transportation and daily monitoring by local and state health officials.
The city's health department said it remains in close contact with the New York State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will provide updates if the situation changes.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
7.5%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
13.3%Status Quo Bias
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Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
5.2%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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Actor-Observer Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
19.7%Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
38.2%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Genetic Fallacy
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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173 words analyzed.
Analysis
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