TechCrunch68%
The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air 65%
By Anthony Ha72%
8/2/2026, 2:33:59 PM
Keywords: Apple, Macbook Air
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Pessimism Bias as the most egregious example at 17.5% saturation with 29 hits. Analysis detected 227 faulty-reasoning hits from 166 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 53.6% and a BS Rank of 65% (8,918 of 25,461 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 65.00% of the article peer group.
The global memory chip shortage is affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman said the shortage — caused by the demands of chip-hungry AI companies — had already affected Apple’s more niche computers, the Mac mini and Mac Studio.
But it seems the company is now struggling to keep the MacBook Air in stock, with retailers saying that supply seems to be more constrained than ever before.
Indeed, anyone trying to buy a MacBook Air from the Apple website will have to wait until the back half of August — or for certain configurations, until September.
Gurman says Apple is working to address the issue by raising prices and sourcing memory from Chinese suppliers.
Meanwhile, the company delayed its latest back-to-school promotion from June.
And for the first time, the marketing material is more focused on the base model of the MacBook Pro.
It even warns, “MacBook Air subject to availability.”
Confirmation Bias
16.3%Confirmation Bias
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16.3%AuthorAnthony Ha
3.9%PublicationTechCrunch
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Availability Heuristic
16.9%Availability Heuristic
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16.9%AuthorAnthony Ha
4.1%PublicationTechCrunch
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
1%PublicationTechCrunch
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Overconfidence Bias
10.8%Overconfidence Bias
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10.8%AuthorAnthony Ha
1.9%PublicationTechCrunch
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Framing Effect
11.4%Framing Effect
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11.4%AuthorAnthony Ha
4.3%PublicationTechCrunch
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Loss Aversion
4.8%Loss Aversion
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4.8%AuthorAnthony Ha
1%PublicationTechCrunch
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.3%PublicationTechCrunch
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0%PublicationTechCrunch
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
2.8%PublicationTechCrunch
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Pessimism Bias
17.5%Pessimism Bias
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17.5%AuthorAnthony Ha
1.8%PublicationTechCrunch
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Negativity Bias
4.8%Negativity Bias
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4.8%AuthorAnthony Ha
6.8%PublicationTechCrunch
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
2.5%PublicationTechCrunch
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.6%PublicationTechCrunch
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.3%PublicationTechCrunch
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.5%PublicationTechCrunch
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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1%PublicationTechCrunch
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
1.8%PublicationTechCrunch
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.2%PublicationTechCrunch
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
3.4%PublicationTechCrunch
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
2.7%PublicationTechCrunch
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
3.2%PublicationTechCrunch
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
1.4%PublicationTechCrunch
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.3%PublicationTechCrunch
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Hasty Generalization
16.9%Hasty Generalization
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16.9%AuthorAnthony Ha
10.8%PublicationTechCrunch
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Red Herring
11.4%Red Herring
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11.4%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.6%PublicationTechCrunch
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.2%PublicationTechCrunch
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
3.3%PublicationTechCrunch
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
0.5%PublicationTechCrunch
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
16.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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16.3%AuthorAnthony Ha
3%PublicationTechCrunch
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
4.1%PublicationTechCrunch
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
4.8%Unattributed Quote
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4.8%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
4.8%Biased Writer Voice
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4.8%AuthorAnthony Ha
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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166 words analyzed.
Analysis
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