👉 Portraying is the act of manipulating the audience to conform to your expectations or agenda. For example: "I just had a really good day at work and I think people should be able to portray themselves as happy and productive instead of being so negative."
Edgy? Definitely! Imagine someone who pretends they're a great writer, but is actually trying to make their story sound like everyone else's. Use this sentence: "I'm not sure what the heck you're doing here, you'd think it was the best idea in history."