Author summary
64% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,434 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meredith Dietz results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 565 hits . Analysis detected 3,582 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,736 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 44% (5,238 of 9,277 authors). This Meredith Dietz is better (less manipulative) than 56.50% of the peer group. Meredith Dietz
Author details
Total words: 5,736
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.5% percentile 2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.8% 9.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.2% 2.2% 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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst