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Author: Doug Smith

Doug Smith has ^16% among authors. BS Score: 1.7%. Articles analyzed: 2. Words analyzed: 8,152.

Top reasoning patterns

Framing Effect - 9.2% (751 hits)
Negativity Bias - 8.6% (702 hits)
Anecdotal - 7.2% (587 hits)
Confirmation Bias - 4% (327 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 2.9% (233 hits)
Availability Heuristic - 2.8% (228 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 2.4% (197 hits)
Unattributed Quote - 2.4% (196 hits)

Analyzed articles

Attorney for Trump assassination suspect Cole Allen calls suicide precautions unjustified ^0.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Doug Smith - 5/3/2026, 6:28 PM

Negativity Bias 43.4% - Framing Effect 22.2% - Unattributed Quote 18.3%

An attorney for Cole Tomas Allen is seeking the removal of suicide precautions while the Torrance man remains jailed on charges of attempting to kill President Trump. In a motion filed Saturday in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, federal public defender A.J. Kramer argued that Allen is being unlawfully punished by his... more

Altadenans are rushing to rebuild, but progress is slow ^22.1%

Los Angeles Times - By Doug Smith - 4/1/2026, 10:00 AM

Anecdotal 19.5% - Negativity Bias 14.7% - Availability Heuristic 13.7%

56% of Altadena’s destroyed homes have rebuild applications filed, and median permit times have stretched from 127 to 155 days since December. The county’s One-Stop Permit Center provides convenient coordination, but applicants face delays waiting for complete design plans and navigating convoluted information. To date, 33 homes have... more

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Author: Doug Smith

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Attorney for Trump assassination suspect Cole Allen calls suicide precautions unjustified 0.9%

Altadenans are rushing to rebuild, but progress is slow 22.1%

Attorney for Trump assassination suspect Cole Allen calls suicide precautions unjustified ^0.9%

Altadenans are rushing to rebuild, but progress is slow ^22.1%