Topic summary
46%13 analyzed articles/videos15,768 analyzed words
BS Summary: These India results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 3,945 hits. Analysis detected 34,318 faulty-reasoning hits from 59,767 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (22,780 of 24,545 topics). This India is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.2% percentile
1.1% BS Score13 analyzed articles59.8K 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 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Monsoons kill at least 15 in India as record downpours cause devastation35%
The Independent82%By Stuti Mishra93%8/3/2026, 6:07:12 AM
Bangladesh's president, once a close ally of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, resigns21%
The Independent82%By Julhas Alam67%7/24/2026, 5:59:27 AM
India’s Cockroach Movement Delivers a Blow to the BJP4%
Foreign Policy57%By Michael Kugelman19%7/22/2026, 12:30:55 PM
India: Why a Hunger Strike Is Rallying India’s Youth18%
Foreign Policy57%By Salil Tripathi21%7/21/2026, 3:09:06 PM
Inside the ‘Cockroach’ Protests Challenging India’s Modi55%
Newsweek61%By Sonal Nain65%7/20/2026, 9:05:05 AM
India’s Cockroach party protesters to defy police and march to parliament41%
theguardian.com90%By Guardian staff39% agencies37%7/19/2026, 5:42:00 PM
India end England’s white-ball feelgood factor with Edgbaston win61%
The Independent82%By Rory Dollard72%7/14/2026, 1:10:20 PM
Where the New Middle East Order Stands Today48%
Newsweek61%By Tom O'Connor74%6/26/2026, 1:00:00 AM
How Indian PM Modi’s efforts to isolate Pakistan ‘backfired’25%
Al Jazeera77%By Saif Khalid32%5/29/2026, 12:22:06 AM
‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate41%
The Guardian90%By Hannah Ellis-Petersen94%5/5/2026, 3:32:59 AM