Media Manipulation and Bias Detection
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Use of value-laden or emotionally charged words that go beyond neutral description.
1) "ഇന്ത്യയ്ക്ക് ദയനീയ തോൽവി" (a miserable/pathetic defeat for India) 2) "76 റൺസിന്റെ കൂറ്റൻ ജയം" (a massive win by 76 runs) 3) "ഇന്ത്യയെ തകർത്തത്" (destroyed India) 4) "ഇന്ത്യൻ ബാറ്റിംഗ് നിരയെ ഒന്നുമല്ലാതാക്കുന്ന പ്രകരണമാണ് ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്ക പുറത്തെടുത്തത്" (South Africa produced a performance that made the Indian batting lineup look like nothing) 5) "ഇന്ത്യയുടെ മുന്നിര ബാറ്റർമാർ തകർന്നതാണ് തിരിച്ചടിയായത്" (the top-order batsmen collapsed, which was the setback)
Replace "ദയനീയ തോൽവി" with a neutral phrase such as "വലിയ തോൽവി" (big defeat) or simply "തോൽവി" (defeat).
Replace "കൂറ്റൻ ജയം" with a neutral description like "76 റൺസിന് ജയം" (won by 76 runs) without the evaluative adjective.
Change "ഇന്ത്യയെ തകർത്തത്" to a neutral phrase such as "ഇന്ത്യയെ പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തിയത്" (defeated India).
Rephrase "ബാറ്റിംഗ് നിരയെ ഒന്നുമല്ലാതാക്കുന്ന പ്രകരണമാണ്" to something like "ഇന്ത്യൻ ബാറ്റിംഗ് നിരയെ കുറഞ്ഞ സ്കോറിൽ ഒതുക്കുന്ന പ്രകടനമാണ്" (a performance that restricted the Indian batting lineup to a low score).
Change "മുന്നിര ബാറ്റർമാർ തകർന്നതാണ് തിരിച്ചടിയായത്" to a more neutral description such as "മുന്നിര ബാറ്റർമാർ വേഗത്തിൽ പുറത്തായത് ഇന്ത്യയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചടിയായി" (the early dismissal of top-order batsmen was a setback for India).
Language that aims to evoke strong feelings rather than just convey facts.
Phrases like "ദയനീയ തോൽവി" (miserable defeat), "തകർത്തത്" (destroyed), and "ഒന്നുമല്ലാതാക്കുന്ന" (made them nothing) frame the match outcome in emotionally charged terms, especially regarding India’s performance, which can influence readers’ emotional reaction beyond the factual result.
Use neutral, descriptive terms for the result (e.g., "വലിയ തോൽവി", "വലിയ ജയം", or just the margin of victory) instead of emotionally loaded words like "ദയനീയ" and "തകർത്തത്".
Focus on concrete statistics (runs, overs, wickets, partnerships) to convey dominance rather than metaphors that belittle one side.
Avoid phrasing that implies humiliation or worthlessness ("ഒന്നുമല്ലാതാക്കുന്ന") and instead describe the performance in terms of effectiveness (e.g., "ഫലപ്രദമായ ബൗളിംഗ് പ്രകടനം").
Reducing a complex outcome to a single cause or overly simple explanation.
The sentence "ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കൻ ബോളർമാർക്ക് മുന്നിൽ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ മുന്നിര ബാറ്റർമാർ തകർന്നതാണ് തിരിച്ചടിയായത്" suggests that the sole or primary reason for India’s loss was the collapse of the top-order batsmen, without acknowledging other possible contributing factors (bowling plans, pitch conditions, middle-order performance, etc.).
Qualify the statement to indicate it is one major factor, e.g., "പ്രധാന തിരിച്ചടികളിൽ ഒന്ന് മുന്നിര ബാറ്റർമാർ വേഗത്തിൽ പുറത്തായത് ആയിരുന്നു" (one of the main setbacks was the early dismissal of the top-order batsmen).
Mention other relevant aspects, such as middle-order contributions, bowling performance, or pitch/conditions, to give a more complete picture of why the result occurred.
Frame the analysis explicitly as interpretation, e.g., "വിശകലനപ്രകാരം" (according to analysis) or "ഇത് ഇന്ത്യയ്ക്ക് വലിയ തിരിച്ചടിയായി കണക്കാക്കാം" (this can be considered a major setback for India), rather than as an absolute causal statement.
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