Where you can volunteer to help those affected by L.A.’s fires 46%
By Todd Martens72% Alyssa Bereznak0% Kailyn Brown24% Sonaiya Kelley0% Maxwell Williams0% Deborah Netburn0% Michelle Woo0% Deborah Vankin0%
1/13/2025, 4:27:20 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Loss Aversion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 56.4% saturation with 84 hits. Analysis detected 451 faulty-reasoning hits from 149 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48% and a BS Rank of 46% (11,929 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the article peer group.
The Los Angeles County firestorm has caused devastation to communities in and around the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena, Sylmar and Hollywood.
Those looking for a way to help will find an abundance of organizations and services in need of volunteers or resources.
Although situations and needs may change rapidly, the havoc caused by the blazes — more than 28,000 acres have been scorched and at least 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been lost — requires immediate and long-term relief.
The Times has compiled a list here of state, regional and local grassroots organizations in need of funds or supplies.
This guide is being updated.
Check back for new volunteer opportunities.
This article is provided free of charge to keep our community safe and supported in the aftermath of the devastating fires in Southern California.
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Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
14.1%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
49.7%Framing Effect
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49.7%AuthorTodd Martens
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Loss Aversion
33.6%Loss Aversion
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33.6%AuthorTodd Martens
1.4%PublicationDaily Pilot
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
14.1%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
14.1%Pessimism Bias
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14.1%AuthorTodd Martens
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Negativity Bias
56.4%Negativity Bias
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56.4%AuthorTodd Martens
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Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
3.4%Recency Bias
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1.2%PublicationDaily Pilot
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Primacy Effect
4%Primacy Effect
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4%AuthorTodd Martens
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
13.4%Appeal to Authority
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13.4%AuthorTodd Martens
3.7%PublicationDaily Pilot
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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1.3%PublicationDaily Pilot
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
16.1%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
13.4%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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149 words analyzed.
Analysis
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