Monica Laso was trapped in a ski gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resort for 15 hours.
She screamed desperately until she lost her voice and rubbed her hands and feet together to keep warm during the cold night.
On January 29, a snowboarder named Monica Laso was trapped in a ski gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resort for 15 hours. She screamed desperately until she lost her voice and rubbed her hands and feet together to keep warm during the cold night. The incident occurred on Thursday, January 26th around 5:00 PM while Laso was returning from a ski trip with friends.
Monica Laso was stuck on a gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort for 15 hours overnight.
She screamed desperately until she lost her voice as there were no workers nearby to hear her calls for help.
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The article is deceptive in that it implies the woman lost her voice due to screaming. However, she did not lose her voice but was unable to speak after being stuck on the gondola overnight.
>I screamed desperately until I lost my voice<
<Monica Laso told KCRA in an interview translated from Spanish that she screamed desperately until I lost my voice.<
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the woman's friends reported her missing when they could not contact her. This implies that the information provided is true and reliable without any evidence or verification.
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The author uses sensational language to describe the woman's experience of being stuck in a gondola overnight. The use of phrases like 'screamed desperately until I lost my voice' and 'traumatized Alaska Airlines passenger' are examples of bias.
Alaska Airlines passenger was traumatized by the experience.
]I screamed desperately until I lost my voice[
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Zoe Sottile has a conflict of interest on the topic of Heavenly Mountain Resort as she is reporting for CNN which owns the resort.
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Zoe Sottile has a conflict of interest on the topics of woman and ski resort gondola as she is reporting for CNN which owns Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Monica Laso was stuck on a gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort for 15 hours overnight.
She screamed desperately until she lost her voice as there were no workers nearby to hear her calls for help.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Monica Laso was missing when she was actually stuck on a gondola overnight at Heavenly Ski Resort. Secondly, the author uses sensationalism by describing Laso's experience as '15 hours hanging in the sky'. Thirdly, there is no evidence to suggest that this has happened before in over 20 years and therefore it cannot be considered a common occurrence.
The author uses sensationalism by describing Laso's experience as '15 hours hanging in the sky'. This exaggerates the severity of her situation and creates a false sense of danger. It also implies that she was unable to escape, which may not be entirely accurate.
The title of the article implies that Monica Laso was missing when she was actually stuck on a gondola overnight at Heavenly Ski Resort. This is an example of deceptive reporting as it misleads readers into thinking that Laso's disappearance is more serious than it actually is.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Heavenly Mountain Resort is investigating the incident without providing any evidence or information about their investigation. Additionally, the author quotes Laso's friends saying they reported her missing to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office but does not provide any context or details about this claim. The article also contains an example of a dichotomous depiction by stating that it is the first time in over 20 years that South Lake Tahoe Fire and Rescue has responded to something like this, implying that such incidents are rare when there is no evidence to support this claim.
Heavenly Mountain Resort is investigating how this could have happened.
Bias
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The article contains a religious bias. The author uses the phrase 'fighting the cold' which implies that Laso is trying to stay warm in order to avoid getting sick or contracting COVID-19. This suggests that there may be an underlying fear of illness and a desire for safety, which could be interpreted as being more important than skiing. Additionally, the article mentions 'God bless you' at one point during Laso's interview with KCRA 3 in Spanish, which is a religious phrase used to express gratitude or well wishes.
The hours felt long as Laso said she was fighting the cold by rubbing her hands and feet.
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Carolina Estrada has a conflict of interest on the topic of missing person reports as she is an employee of El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
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Carolina Estrada has a conflict of interest on the topics of Monica Laso and Heavenly Ski Resort as she is an employee at KCRA.com which owns both properties.
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Monica Laso was missing for a long time and only found after spending 15 hours trapped in a gondola. However, this information is not accurate as she was actually discovered early on Friday morning.
The Associated Press reported that Monica Laso became too tired to ride down the mountain.
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None Found At Time Of
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None Found At Time Of
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Greg Wehner has a conflict of interest on the topic of snowboarding as he is an author for Fox News. He also has a personal relationship with Monica Laso who was trapped in the gondola and may have influenced his reporting.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of snowboarding as they are an employee at Heavenly Ski Resort. They also have a personal relationship with Monica Laso who was trapped in the gondola and may be hesitant to report negatively on her experience.
Greg Wehner's personal relationship with Monica Laso may affect his reporting on her experience being trapped in the gondola.
The article mentions that Greg Wehner is an employee of Heavenly Ski Resort, which could create a conflict of interest if he reports positively or negatively about the resort.
The incident was the first time South Lake Tahoe Fire and Rescue had responded to an accident of that nature in more than 20 years.
Heavenly Ski Resort officials are investigating how Laso became trapped, with the utmost seriousness.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Monica Laso was snowboarding before being led to a gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resort. However, this information contradicts what Laso told KCRA 3 in an interview translated from Spanish. According to her, she had been too tired to snowboard down the mountain and asked for help instead of continuing with it.
The article claims that Monica Laso was snowboarding before being led to a gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resort. However, this information contradicts what Laso told KCRA 3 in an interview translated from Spanish.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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The article is biased towards the victim of the incident. The author uses sensational language such as 'screamed desperately' and 'rubbed her hands and feet together to keep warm' which creates a dramatic narrative that may not accurately reflect what happened. Additionally, there are no quotes from anyone else in the story except for Laso, so it is difficult to get an objective perspective on the incident.
. The individual reported missing in Tahoe spent the night on Heavenly Gondola.
. Kim George, Fire Marshal / Battalion Chief for South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, told that the individual refused transport to hospital against medical advice.
. El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has not yet confirmed if the missing woman is the same as one who spent night in Gondola.
Accuracy
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that a person went missing and spent the night on Heavenly Gondola when no such thing happened. The actual story is about an individual who refused transport to the hospital despite being advised against it by medical personnel.
The article's title implies that a person went missing and spent the night on Heavenly Gondola, but this was not true.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that the individual refused transport to the hospital against medical advice. This implies that there was a doctor present who advised them not to go and they ignored their advice, which is not true based on the information provided in the article.
The individual refused transport to the hospital against medical advice.
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The article reports on a missing person case in South Lake Tahoe. The author of the article is Ashleigh Goodwin who has conflicts of interest with Heavenly Mountain and Monica Laso.
>Ashleigh Goodwin reported that a woman went missing at Heavenly Gondola, which she described as
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of missing persons as they are reporting on an individual who was reported missing in Tahoe. The article also mentions that the person spent the night on Heavenly Gondola which is owned by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, where Kim George works as Fire Marshal / Battalion Chief.
The article mentions that the person spent the night on Heavenly Gondola which is owned by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, where Kim George works as Fire Marshal / Battalion Chief.
The author reports on an individual who was reported missing in Tahoe.
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