Topic summary
17%10 analyzed articles/videos4,018 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Acting results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Biased Writer Voice, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 1,047 hits. Analysis detected 9,569 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,883 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (21,295 of 21,823 topics). This Acting is better (less manipulative) than 97.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.4% percentile
0.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles24.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Confirm…7%Halo Ef…19%Appeal …7%
‘Black Panther III’ star David Jonsson reveals the one Denzel Washington film that inspired him to act4%
thegrio.com38%By Brandon Caldwell52%8/3/2026, 4:17:08 PM
Vincent Pastore Dies: 'The Sopranos' Star Was 8012%
Deadline47%By Nellie Andreeva29%8/1/2026, 1:08:08 PM
John Leguizamo "Could Not See" While Playing Blind 'The Odyssey' Role3%
Deadline47%By Glenn Garner34%7/23/2026, 6:01:57 PM
Sam Neill had pneumonia before his death, co-star says, as tributes pour in29%
NBC News58%By Adela Suliman28%7/14/2026, 2:49:56 AM
Millie Bobby Brown & Louis Partridge Answer The Web’s Most Searched Questions8%
WIRED35%By Condé Nast0%7/2/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray recounts her harrowing experience in a psych ward after 'being possessed by a demon' at 'energy healing' cult33%
Daily Mail Online77%By Justin Enriquez76%6/23/2026, 12:14:43 PM
Daveigh Chase, star of 'The Ring' and 'Lilo & Stitch,' dead at 3520%
Page Six0%By BreAnna Bell0%6/17/2026, 10:12:08 AM
Jamie Lee Curtis's sister Kelly's cause of death revealed as new details emerge about actress's final days17%
Daily Mail Online77%By Brian Marks51% Sameer Suri0%6/2/2026, 9:39:18 PM
Mother! destroyed her. How Jennifer Lawrence was more careful shooting Die My Love53%
CBC Arts71%By CBC Arts0%6/2/2026, 8:50:51 AM
The Testaments star Chase Infiniti was once told not to watch The Handmaid’s Tale16%
CBC Arts71%By Amelia Eqbal77%4/22/2026, 12:46:26 PM