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Modi critics seize on Cockroach rallies 96%

By J.D. Capelouto90%

7/21/2026, 11:30:39 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Recency Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 56.6% saturation with 69 hits. Analysis detected 361 faulty-reasoning hits from 122 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 92.9% and a BS Rank of 96% (967 of 20,444 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 95.30% of the article peer group.

Indian police briefly detained the country’s top opposition leader and his sister during a protest on Tuesday, as a fresh wave of public outrage puts pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. 
Rahul Gandhi was criticizing the authorities’ use of tear gas and batons on Monday against thousands of protesters who were demanding changes to India’s education system. 
The student-led movement is spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party, which began as a satirical online protest but has since snowballed into one of the largest demonstrations challenging the ruling coalition. 
Their momentum gives ammunition to Gandhi’s opposition party, which has lost many elections under Modi’s tenure but is looking to make inroads with young people, analysts said. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 22.1%J.D. Capelouto: 3.4%Semafor: 4.7%Confirmation Bias22.1%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 1.6%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 9.1%Semafor: 5.2%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 25.4%J.D. Capelouto: 1.3%Semafor: 1.3%Representativeness Heuristic25.4%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 1.0%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.5%Semafor: 2.5%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 56.6%J.D. Capelouto: 33.3%Semafor: 15.8%Framing Effect56.6%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.1%Semafor: 0.8%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.5%Semafor: 0.7%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.6%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 22.1%J.D. Capelouto: 2.8%Semafor: 5.1%Optimism Bias22.1%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 9.0%Semafor: 3.8%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 26.2%J.D. Capelouto: 29.7%Semafor: 11.9%Negativity Bias26.2%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.4%Semafor: 1.3%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.2%Semafor: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 21.3%J.D. Capelouto: 0.5%Semafor: 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias21.3%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 3.0%Semafor: 1.5%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 2.1%Semafor: 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.4%Semafor: 2.1%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.1%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 26.2%J.D. Capelouto: 6.8%Semafor: 3.1%Recency Bias26.2%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.3%Semafor: 0.8%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.4%Semafor: 0.5%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.7%Semafor: 0.4%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 13.2%Semafor: 6.7%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.0%Semafor: 2.6%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 5.8%Semafor: 2.1%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 22.1%J.D. Capelouto: 8.4%Semafor: 7.8%Hasty Generalization22.1%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.7%Semafor: 0.3%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.6%Semafor: 1.1%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 7.3%Semafor: 6.2%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.7%Semafor: 1.1%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 26.2%J.D. Capelouto: 7.8%Semafor: 4.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)26.2%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.5%Semafor: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.0%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.5%Semafor: 0.6%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 25.4%J.D. Capelouto: 2.8%Semafor: 2.0%Anecdotal25.4%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 2.7%Semafor: 2.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 0.0%Semafor: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 10.1%Semafor: 5.2%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 10.2%Semafor: 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 22.1%J.D. Capelouto: 21.5%Semafor: 9.3%Biased Writer Voice22.1%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.2%Semafor: 1.7%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 2.3%Semafor: 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.6%Semafor: 0.8%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%J.D. Capelouto: 1.4%Semafor: 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

122 words analyzed.

Speakers

2speakers47%attributed speech65writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 32 words • 0.0% coverageRahul Gandhi • 26 words • 0.0% coverageCockroach Janta Party • 31 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 27 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

Cockroach Janta Party

100%flagged-word coverage
31 attributed words54% of attributed speech100% writer coverage
0%22.5%45.0%Biased Writer Voice-41.5 ptsWriter: 41.5%Cockroach Janta Party: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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