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%

1/14/2025, 12:27:20 AM

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% (11,928 of 21,886 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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Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 4.9%Daily Pilot: 2.9%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.8%Daily Pilot: 1.2%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 14.1%Todd Martens: 4.4%Daily Pilot: 3.5%Availability Heuristic14.1%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 1.7%Daily Pilot: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 1.2%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.5%Daily Pilot: 1.9%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 49.7%Todd Martens: 5.1%Daily Pilot: 7.5%Framing Effect49.7%This article: 33.6%Todd Martens: 1.4%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Loss Aversion33.6%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 1.1%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.1%Daily Pilot: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 14.1%Todd Martens: 7.7%Daily Pilot: 3.6%Optimism Bias14.1%This article: 14.1%Todd Martens: 1.9%Daily Pilot: 1.4%Pessimism Bias14.1%This article: 56.4%Todd Martens: 9.6%Daily Pilot: 7.8%Negativity Bias56.4%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 1.2%Daily Pilot: 2.2%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.3%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 3.1%Daily Pilot: 1.6%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.5%Daily Pilot: 0.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 5.1%Daily Pilot: 5.1%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 3.4%Todd Martens: 1.2%Daily Pilot: 1.3%Recency Bias3.4%This article: 4.0%Todd Martens: 0.6%Daily Pilot: 0.4%Primacy Effect4.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.8%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.6%Daily Pilot: 0.3%Straw Man0.0%This article: 13.4%Todd Martens: 3.7%Daily Pilot: 4.9%Appeal to Authority13.4%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 1.3%Daily Pilot: 1.2%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.7%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.3%Daily Pilot: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 8.3%Daily Pilot: 4.4%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.4%Daily Pilot: 0.3%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.5%Daily Pilot: 1.0%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 16.1%Todd Martens: 7.5%Daily Pilot: 5.7%Appeal to Emotion16.1%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.7%Daily Pilot: 0.7%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 2.0%Daily Pilot: 2.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 13.4%Todd Martens: 0.5%Daily Pilot: 0.4%Burden of Proof13.4%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.2%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 14.1%Todd Martens: 5.5%Daily Pilot: 2.8%Anecdotal14.1%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.1%Daily Pilot: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 4.3%Daily Pilot: 1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.4%Daily Pilot: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.3%Daily Pilot: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.3%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.9%Daily Pilot: 1.3%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.2%Daily Pilot: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 27.5%Todd Martens: 12.8%Daily Pilot: 6.0%Biased Writer Voice27.5%This article: 16.1%Todd Martens: 3.8%Daily Pilot: 1.5%Indoctrination16.1%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.6%Daily Pilot: 0.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Todd Martens: 0.0%Daily Pilot: 0.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 12.8%Todd Martens: 5.6%Daily Pilot: 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…12.8%

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