Topic summary
60%44 analyzed articles/videos26,158 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Apple results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 5,229 hits. Analysis detected 72,439 faulty-reasoning hits from 106,933 analyzed words across 44 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (21,668 of 24,545 topics). This Apple is better (less manipulative) than 88.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.7% percentile
1.3% BS Score44 analyzed articles106.9K 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 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Apple adds nearly 45 hearing devices to its Made for iPhone compatibility list12%
9to5Mac75%By Marcus Mendes50%8/7/2026, 7:18:32 PM
Apple rushes out emergency fix for screen sharing flaw on Macs - update ASAP38%
ZDNET68%By Lance Whitney49%8/7/2026, 6:14:42 AM
Apple's ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users’ Real IP Addresses84%
404 Media66%By Joseph Cox73%8/5/2026, 6:46:30 AM
Framing…16%
Apple’s New Lease Program, NY Sues Kalshi and the Latest on Australian’s Social Media Ban | Tech Today - CNET2%
CNET65%By Wesley Ott1%8/5/2026, 4:40:33 AM
Apple confirmed iPhone-to-Windows clipboard sync is coming, but only because the EU forced its hand33%
Windows Central78%By Sean Endicott55%8/4/2026, 4:42:50 AM
Judge greenlights multi-billion-dollar class action over Apple Photos’ face recognition15%
9to5Mac75%By Marcus Mendes50%8/3/2026, 3:24:54 PM
New leaks cover iPhone Ultra timing, iPhone Pro’s design next year52%
9to5Mac75%By Ryan Christoffel66%8/3/2026, 6:32:59 AM
Here’s how iPhone Ultra’s form factor could compare to other Apple products72%
9to5Mac75%By Michael Burkhardt86%8/2/2026, 12:21:00 PM
Foldables are sort of boring now — and that’s great news for Apple32%
The Verge70%By Dominic Preston52%8/2/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Survey says: Here are the Apple products readers still expect this year65%
Mashable77%8/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM