Topic summary
88%18 analyzed articles/videos12,928 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Movie Reviews results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.7% saturation with 11,081 hits. Analysis detected 59,585 faulty-reasoning hits from 59,248 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 33% (14,682 of 21,635 topics). This Movie Reviews is better (less manipulative) than 67.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510032.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score18 analyzed articles59.2K 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 5.4%5.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.7%18.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Confirm…2%Availab…4%Hasty G…4%
20 Years Later, A Claustrophobic Horror Movie’s Influence Still Looms Large1%
Inverse72%By Gayle Sequeira20%8/4/2026, 5:30:24 AM
Moviegoer Said a Baby Cried Through Quiet Emotional Scenes of Spider-Man: Brand New Day for Almost the Entire Runtime — the Comments Are Not Sympathetic53%
The Daily Dot70%By Sayantan63%8/3/2026, 4:31:00 AM
5 best new Netflix movies and shows to stream this week (August 3-9)17%
Tom's Guide73%By Malcolm McMillan20%8/2/2026, 11:30:00 PM
Is Troy actually good? The Odyssey has viewers reconsidering17%
Mashable76%8/2/2026, 12:10:17 PM
Netflix top 10 movies — here’s the only 3 I'm considering watching this weekend (August 1-2)48%
Tom's Guide73%By Alyse Stanley71%8/1/2026, 8:41:16 AM
15 Years Later, Marvel's Most Underrated Origin Story Feels Like A Miracle76%
Inverse72%By Lyvie Scott57%7/22/2026, 5:30:25 AM
Travis Scott Says He Was ‘Nervous as F’ to Act in ‘The Odyssey’18%
Rolling Stone41%By Emily Zemler25%7/21/2026, 11:18:11 PM
25 Years Ago, The Second-Best Jurassic Park Movie Smartly Scaled It Back71%
Inverse72%By Rory Doherty84%7/18/2026, 5:30:24 AM
The Odyssey Has A Scene That Is Giving People Headaches And Could Trigger Epilepsy: ‘Some Of The Most Aggressive Screen Flashing I’ve Ever Seen’59%
Kotaku82%By Kenneth Shepard84%7/17/2026, 11:00:56 AM
Where Is 'Obsession' Streaming? Peacock Just Quietly Added The Buzziest Horror Movie Of The Year84%
Inverse72%By Chrishaun Baker75%7/17/2026, 5:30:25 AM