Author summary
37% 1 analyzed article/video 587 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meredith Dietz results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Availability Heuristic , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 106 hits . Analysis detected 1,026 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,761 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (4,123 of 6,427 authors). This Meredith Dietz is better (less manipulative) than 64.10% of the peer group. Meredith Dietz
Author details
Total words: 1,761
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.9% percentile 2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.5% 3.5% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.9% 1.9% 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: Author 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.1% False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst