meaninghis
Meaninghis is a neologism used in discussions of interpretation to describe a bias whereby an audience member ascribes personal significance to a statement, text, or discourse, effectively reading the speaker's words through the lens of their own experiences and beliefs. In this sense, meaninghis refers to a form of egocentric interpretation that can obscure the authorial intended meaning and invite a mismatch between message and reception.
Origin and usage: The term does not have wide scholarly endorsement and is not included in major
Definitions and distinctions: Meaninghis is often described alongside reader-response theory and interpretive bias. Unlike deliberate manipulation,
Examples: A reader interprets a policy proposal as endorsing a broader ideology not stated by the author;
See also: reader-response theory; egocentric bias; hermeneutics; attribution bias.