Author: Adrienne Matei
Adrienne Matei
has 40.9% among authors.
BS Score: 2.6%.
Articles analyzed: 4.
Words analyzed: 23,781.
Analyzed articles
The Guardian
- By Adrienne Matei
- 6/11/2026, 4:00 PM
Appeal to Authority 14.8% - Anecdotal 12.9% - Negativity Bias 11.5%
When I got a kitten in February, I thought I had done everything right. I’d considered getting a cat for years and carefully thought through the decision. I am allergic to them, but I had lived with a cat before and managed symptoms like sneezing and itchiness with antihistamines. I rationalized that I’d probably be OK, especially if I... more
The Guardian
- By Adrienne Matei
- 5/3/2026, 1:00 PM
Negativity Bias 53.6% - Appeal to Emotion 30.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 27.1%
In February 2025, Robert F Kennedy Jr began his tenure as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with an unusual message for the federal department responsible for protecting public health. America’s greatest challenge, he said, was not just chronic disease but a “spiritual malaise”, a kind of soul-sickness... more
The Guardian
- By Adrienne Matei
- 3/20/2026, 4:26 PM
A shot of lemon juice and olive oil might be delicious on a salad – but would you drink it straight up? That’s what wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram are doing, claiming it bestows glowing skin and better digestion, and supports the dubious process of “detoxing”. Wellness shots have become “a revolving door for trends”, as... more
The Guardian
- By Adrienne Matei
- 2/19/2026, 5:21 PM
Making choices can be difficult when options are not clearly better or worse than each other – how does one even begin to decide? I love cats. I’d been idly keeping an eye out for a less allergenic breed, when bam – a kitten became available. Suddenly I had to decide whether to take the leap. Even though I’d been considering cat... more