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Author: Anna V. Smith

Anna V. Smith has ^8.4% among authors. BS Score: 1.4%. Articles analyzed: 3. Words analyzed: 23,260.

Top reasoning patterns

Negativity Bias - 10.2% (2,367 hits)
Framing Effect - 7.5% (1,734 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 3.9% (915 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 3.8% (885 hits)
Confirmation Bias - 3% (705 hits)
Post Hoc (False Cause) - 2.9% (676 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 2.6% (613 hits)
Biased Writer Voice - 2.4% (547 hits)

Analyzed articles

Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. ^19.2%

ProPublica - By Mark Olalde, Anna V. Smith - 10/17/2023, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 34.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.9% - Appeal to Authority 11.6%

In the 1950s, after quarreling for decades over the Colorado River, Arizona and California turned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final resolution on the water that both states sought to sustain their postwar booms. The case, Arizona v. California, also offered Native American tribes a rare opportunity to claim their share of the river.... more

The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. ^21%

ProPublica - By Mark Olalde, Umar Farooq, Anna V. Smith - 7/5/2023, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 18.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 11.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.4%

At night, the lights of Lake Havasu City’s hotels, boat launches and neighborhoods reflect off the reservoir that gave this busy Arizona tourist town its name. The federal government dammed the Colorado River just downstream in the 1930s, providing the water and recreation opportunities that have allowed the community to flourish. The... more

Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water ^21.4%

ProPublica - By Anna V. Smith, Umar Farooq, Mark Olalde - 6/26/2023, 6:00 PM

Negativity Bias 25.4% - Biased Writer Voice 21.8% - Appeal to Authority 17.9%

More than 150 years after the Navajo Nation signed treaties with the United States establishing its reservation and recognizing its sovereignty, the country’s largest tribe still struggles to secure the water guaranteed by those agreements. Decades of negotiations with the state of Arizona have proven fruitless. The state has been... more

Author: Anna V. Smith

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. 19.2%

The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. 21%

Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water 21.4%

Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. ^19.2%

The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. ^21%

Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water ^21.4%