Topic summary
⁠85%2 analyzed articles/videos753 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Apple Software Updates results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Optimism Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 439 hits. Analysis detected 2,626 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,012 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠62% (9,428 of 24,545 topics). This Apple Software Updates is worse (more manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
Apple Software Updates
Topic details
Total words: 3,012
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510061.6% percentile
2.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles3K 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 6.9%6.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 14.6%14.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.2%6.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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