Topic summary
32%7 analyzed articles/videos2,149 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Semiconductor Manufacturing results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 1,230 hits. Analysis detected 12,279 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,019 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (12,237 of 15,447 topics). This Semiconductor Manufacturing is better (less manipulative) than 79.20% of the peer group.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score7 analyzed articles15K 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 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

China is considering export controls on AI technologies, including banning local companies from using TSMC, report claims — restrictions would also cover advanced AI models, training data, and overseas acquisitions52%
Tom's Hardware47%By Anton Shilov52%7/21/2026, 4:04:43 PM
Taiwan indicts ex-TSMC manager for allegedly stealing chip secrets for China — first case of its kind links managers to Chinese semiconductor materials analysis company24%
Tom's Hardware47%By Luke James31%7/20/2026, 6:13:21 PM
Chinese scientists unveil new process for faster 3D optical chip manufacturing70%
Interesting Engineering60%By Bojan Stojkovski89%7/19/2026, 12:58:50 PM
TSMC commits another $100 billion to Arizona for at least four more 2nm fabs — 2026 capex could hit $64 billion following another record quarterly earnings47%
Tom's Hardware47%By Luke James31%7/16/2026, 12:10:51 PM
New 3D silicon chip stacks circuits on top of each other to boost computing power28%
Live Science7%By Rich McEachran0%7/16/2026, 9:25:00 AM
Nvidia's Huang vows to deliver 'giant amounts' of Vera Rubin — company says that 'our roadmap is intact'45%
Tom's Hardware47%By Anton Shilov52%7/15/2026, 7:07:17 PM
US gov't allows Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase Nvidia H200 AI chips — firm joins Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance in access to Hopper tech70%
Tom's Hardware47%By Bruno Ferreira79%7/14/2026, 7:46:26 PM