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  2. Overacting - Wikipedia

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    Overacting may be used to portray an outlandish character, or to stress the evil characteristics of a villain. [3] Actor Gary Oldman was almost typecast as an anti-social personality early in his screen career: [ 4 ] [ 5 ] the necessity to express villainous characters in an overtly physical manner led to the cultivation of a "big" acting style ...

  3. Exaggeration - Wikipedia

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    Overacting is the exaggeration of gestures and speech when acting. It may be unintentional, particularly in the case of a bad actor, or be required for the role. For the latter, it is commonly used in comical situations or to stress the evil characteristics of a villain. Since the perception of acting quality differs between people the extent ...

  4. The lady doth protest too much, methinks - Wikipedia

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    The Queen in "Hamlet" by Edwin Austin Abbey "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is a line from the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare.It is spoken by Queen Gertrude in response to the insincere overacting of a character in the play within a play created by Prince Hamlet to elicit evidence of his uncle's guilt in the murder of his father, the King of Denmark.

  5. Method acting - Wikipedia

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    Marlon Brando's performance in Elia Kazan's film of A Streetcar Named Desire exemplifies the power of Stanislavski-based acting in cinema. [1]Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and experiencing a ...

  6. Mean - Wikipedia

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    The mean of a set of observations is the arithmetic average of the values; however, for skewed distributions, the mean is not necessarily the same as the middle value (median), or the most likely value (mode). For example, mean income is typically skewed upwards by a small number of people with very large incomes, so that the majority have an ...

  7. Glossary of Wobbly terms - Wikipedia

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    A mining term meaning the miner's workplace. May also mean a flop house where the guests lie on the floor Braky A brakeman Bread and Milk Route Boston & Maine Railroad Broken & Maimed Boston & Maine Railroad Bucko mate Bully Bull Policeman, or a railroad enforcer Bullpen A makeshift pen designed to hold class war prisoners.

  8. Gaslighting - Wikipedia

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    Google Trends topic searches for "Gaslighting" began a substantial increase in 2016. [1]Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [2]

  9. False consensus effect - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, the false consensus effect, also known as consensus bias, is a pervasive cognitive bias that causes people to "see their own behavioral choices and judgments as relatively common and appropriate to existing circumstances". [1]