Author: Melanie McFarland
Melanie McFarland
has 8.2% among authors.
BS Score: 1.4%.
Articles analyzed: 3.
Words analyzed: 14,462.
Analyzed articles
Salon.com
- By Melanie McFarland
- 7/3/2026, 5:30 PM
Negativity Bias 33.4% - Biased Writer Voice 33.4% - Hasty Generalization 24.2%
Imagine that you’re relaxing at a casual family gathering. Conversation is flowing, the food is hitting just right and everybody is enjoying each other’s company. Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner. “Your poor uncle is by himself at... more
Salon.com
- By Melanie McFarland
- 7/1/2026, 1:00 PM
Confirmation Bias 16% - Hasty Generalization 15.3% - Halo Effect 9.3%
“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.” – George Washington, 1788 “We’re Americans, with a capital A! You know what that means? Do you? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the... more
Salon.com
- By Melanie McFarland
- 6/26/2026, 4:00 PM
Negativity Bias 28.2% - Hasty Generalization 21.6% - Biased Writer Voice 21.3%
An all-time favorite line from the final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is Larry David’s confession that he’s been expecting more from himself his whole life but has come to realize, “It’s just not there.” Now apply that mote of satori to the whole nation and voilà: we have “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” David’s... more
Salon.com
- By Melanie McFarland
- 6/24/2026, 2:30 PM
Hasty Generalization 6.8% - Biased Writer Voice 5.3% - Framing Effect 4.2%
Before we do a “House of the Dragon” flyby to examine its place in high fantasy’s conquest of TV and film, let’s talk about Sheepstealer. The “Game of Thrones” prequel boasts many dragons, most of them bound to the Targaryen royal bloodline. You could sing their names in a tune set to the intro melody of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed... more