Topic summary
63%79 analyzed articles/videos47,304 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Protests results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 31,267 hits. Analysis detected 246,336 faulty-reasoning hits from 254,411 analyzed words across 79 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (12,998 of 15,447 topics). This Protests is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.9% percentile
1.8% BS Score79 analyzed articles254.4K 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 12.3%12.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.4%11.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.2%9.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Modi offers first concession to ‘cockroach’ protests but stops short of firing minister67%
The Independent66%By Arpan Rai52%7/23/2026, 12:59:53 PM
142 AI data center protests staged in 42 states as public opposition increases — organizers brand 'unaccountable' buildouts as an 'unacceptable infringement on our liberty'88%
Tom's Hardware47%By Jowi Morales76%7/23/2026, 11:41:41 AM
Man shot and killed by police in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests14%
CBS News16%By CBS/AP33%7/23/2026, 3:17:46 AM
India’s Cockroach Movement Delivers a Blow to the BJP4%
Foreign Policy29%By Michael Kugelman6%7/22/2026, 7:30:55 PM
Murmurs: Preschool for All Needs 3,000 Fewer Seats Than Expected48%
Willamette Week64%By WW Staff60%7/22/2026, 1:00:01 PM
Inside a botched ICE raid in Vermont, based on review of 130 hours of body cam footage19%
WBUR News5%By Vermont Public Staff0%7/22/2026, 6:15:00 AM
Modi critics seize on Cockroach rallies96%
Semafor85%By J.D. Capelouto90%7/21/2026, 11:30:39 PM
India: Why a Hunger Strike Is Rallying India’s Youth19%
Foreign Policy29%By Salil Tripathi0%7/21/2026, 10:09:06 PM
India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement halts marches after police violence76%
Al Jazeera57%By Al Jazeera Staff54%7/21/2026, 11:51:37 AM
Ex-soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York federal building, FBI says16%
The Boston Globe26%By MICHAEL R. SISAK16% JAMIE STENGLE13%7/20/2026, 11:38:14 PM