Author: Brian Munoz
Brian Munoz
has 16.3% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 18.
Words analyzed: 62,222.
Analyzed articles
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz, Sarah Fentem, Charlotte Keene
- 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 36.3% - Anecdotal 18.8% - In-Group Bias 11.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s historic run in the FIFA World Cup came to a close Wednesday as the team fell to the United States, 2-0, in a physical match at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Yet, in St. Louis, Bosnia fans were grateful for the opportunity to be competitive on the world’s biggest stage. In fact, their deepest run in... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz
- 6/23/2026, 4:09 PM
Appeal to Authority 17.4% - Appeal to Emotion 14.8% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.7%
Mayor Cara Spencer said last week that the bar owners agreed to close at midnight during this weekend’s Pride festivities, then walked back the statement days later after questions from St. Louis Public Radio. Multiple bar owners in the Grove say they are planning on staying open late this weekend, despite an announcement from St. Louis... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz
- 6/11/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 10.5% - Loss Aversion 5% - Framing Effect 4.1%
St. Louis has a few features that are emblematic of the city’s culture: the Gateway Arch National Park, Provel cheese, free museums — and soccer. The beautiful game’s history runs through St. Louis, which many fans assert is America’s true soccer capital, despite what some other cities claim. See, for example, St. Louis City SC, the... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz
- 6/10/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 24.7% - Unattributed Quote 20.5% - Appeal to Emotion 19.5%
Three Collinsville teens were detained by ICE, an incident stemming after a traffic stop in central Illinois. Jesus Alexis Cruz, 16, was on the way to his job with two other Collinsville teens when police pulled over the trio in Christian County, according to Cruz family spokesperson Anna Marie Bell. Cruz, along with 19-year-olds Hector... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz, Chad Davis, Layla Halilbasic
- 6/7/2026, 10:00 AM
Hasty Generalization 17.1% - Anecdotal 17.1% - In-Group Bias 13.3%
Saturday’s Bosnia and Herzegovina match against Panama wasn’t a regular match for Mila Mujdzic and her son Nermin Hajrizi. Mujdzic came to the St. Louis area from Bosnia in the 1990s fleeing the Bosnian genocide. While she’s called St. Louis home since then, Saturday's match also felt like a home game. “This is my home, and I'm... more
St. Louis Public Radio
- By Brian Munoz
- 6/6/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 25.7% - Confirmation Bias 20.2% - Negativity Bias 18.1%
A Maplewood Richmond Heights School District janitor was deported to Nicaragua on Thursday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than two weeks. Boanerges Flores-Bravo; his wife, Alba Del Socorro Matamoro-Hernandez, and their now 8-year-old daughter, Mauren, fled Nicaragua four years ago to escape... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz
- 6/5/2026, 5:18 PM
Appeal to Emotion 28.5% - Appeal to Authority 15.6% - Confirmation Bias 14%
A Maplewood Richmond Heights School District janitor was deported to Nicaragua on Thursday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than two weeks. Boanerges Flores-Bravo; his wife, Alba Del Socorro Matamoro-Hernandez, and their now 8-year-old daughter, Mauren, fled Nicaragua four years ago to escape... more
STLPR
- By Lilley Halloran, Brian Munoz
- 5/15/2026, 9:59 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.7% - Status Quo Bias 7.5% - Burden of Proof 4.2%
An effort to ask Missouri voters if the St. Louis sheriff should be elected failed to make it across the finish line in the legislative session that ended Friday. Because St. Louis sheriff is already an elected position, there won’t be a change to the status quo, even with the exclusion of St. Louis from the ballot measure. The state... more
St. Louis Public Radio
- By Chad Davis, Brian Munoz
- 4/17/2026, 8:51 PM
Negativity Bias 16.9% - Appeal to Authority 10.8% - Biased Writer Voice 10.3%
Ousted St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery will not get another trial, retired Circuit Judge Steven R. Ohmer ruled Friday. The decision is the latest in the monthslong civil saga between the embattled former sheriff and Missouri. In December, Ohmer removed Montgomery from office after the state brought a quo warranto against Montgomery... more
St. Louis Public Radio
- By Hiba Ahmad, Brian Munoz
- 3/29/2026, 12:10 AM
Negativity Bias 16.3% - Framing Effect 14.1% - Appeal to Emotion 13.6%
Thousands of St. Louis-area residents take to the streets for a “No Kings” protest decrying the Trump administration on Saturday in downtown St. Louis. This year, national protest organizers cited the Trump administration's heightened ICE enforcement, the cost of living and the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran as reasons for outrage.... more