Topic summary
71%28 analyzed articles/videos19,735 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Movies results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 10,850 hits. Analysis detected 84,474 faulty-reasoning hits from 87,392 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (13,410 of 16,456 topics). This Movies is better (less manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score28 analyzed articles87.4K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.4%12.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 9.5%9.5%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

'Blow Out' hit theaters 45 years ago. It's a time capsule of early '80s Philly18%
PhillyVoice29%By Kristin Hunt12%7/24/2026, 9:01:00 AM
Documentary to explore life of former Philly radio host whose mother fatally shot her father10%
PhillyVoice29%By Michaela Althouse25%7/23/2026, 9:01:00 AM
Box Office: 'The Odyssey' Nears Best Monday Of 2026 With $17 Million+78%
Deadline27%By Anthony D'Alessandro42%7/20/2026, 11:58:14 PM
5 Years Later, Netflix's Surprise Horror Hit Remains One Of Its Best-Ever Originals80%
Inverse57%By James Grebey58%7/18/2026, 10:00:24 PM
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is pointless62%
Salon.com76%By Coleman Spilde58%7/18/2026, 4:00:58 PM
Sam Neill's Cause of Death Revealed51%
Rolling Stone40%By Charisma Madarang47%7/16/2026, 3:02:11 AM
Bryn Mawr Film Institute compiles list of every movie it's shown since 192613%
PhillyVoice29%By Kristin Hunt12%7/15/2026, 9:01:00 AM
Why ‘Moana’ Is Failing While Other Live-Action Remakes Have Succeeded25%
Forbes45%By David Deal28%7/14/2026, 12:53:17 AM
Zendaya goes full Greek goddess on 'The Odyssey' press tour: A Schiaparelli look straight from the runway, a vintage Givenchy dress and more55%
Yahoo Entertainment39%By Neia Balao0%7/7/2026, 5:28:17 PM
The golden ambition of "Legally Blonde" can't be tarnished49%
Salon.com76%By Melanie McFarland53%7/6/2026, 4:00:33 PM