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Author: Kavahn Mansouri

Kavahn Mansouri has ^11.3% among authors. BS Score: 1.5%. Articles analyzed: 24. Words analyzed: 82,537.

Top reasoning patterns

Framing Effect - 9.6% (7,917 hits)
Negativity Bias - 9.4% (7,792 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 8.9% (7,342 hits)
Optimism Bias - 5.7% (4,726 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 3.5% (2,909 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 3.2% (2,660 hits)
Anecdotal - 3.1% (2,552 hits)
Self-Serving Bias - 3% (2,459 hits)

Analyzed articles

Photos: St. Louisans bring the love to PrideFest despite heat, ‘hateful’ political climate ^19.1%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/28/2026, 8:55 PM

Optimism Bias 26.1% - In-Group Bias 23.4% - Appeal to Emotion 14.6%

Rainbow-colored flags waved, folding fans clacked, and onlookers dripped with sweat while St. Louis’ annual parade celebrating Pride made its way down Market Street on Sunday as a weeklong heat wave set in on St. Louis. “It's a little hot, but we're no bacon,” said Jordan Braxton, Pride St. Louis’ director. “We're a resilient community —... more

Can $10M of Stan Kroenke and the NFL’s money help St. Louis tackle its vacant building issues? ^13.5%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/25/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 21.7% - Optimism Bias 14.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.2%

St. Louis officials are set to make one of the largest one-time investments ever to tackle the city’s sprawling vacancy issues next month. A $10 million portion of Rams settlement funds aims to reenergize efforts to tackle the city’s estimated 9,000 vacant buildings and 24,000 vacant properties. A solution has evaded city officials for... more

Budget brouhaha: St. Louis alderman calls police raises 'undemocratic' ^26.4%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/22/2026, 7:25 PM

Negativity Bias 19.8% - Pessimism Bias 14.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.5%

The mood was mostly jovial as the sun rose over St. Louis City Hall on Monday, with aldermen, budget officials and others meeting to put final touches on a city budget more complex than usual. But for Ninth Ward Alderman Michael Browning, there wasn’t much to be cheerful about. From the Central West End alderman’s perspective, the city... more

St. Louis launching search to replace Lambert International Airport’s longtime executive director ^4.1%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/22/2026, 3:06 PM

Appeal to Authority 21.7% - Optimism Bias 7.7% - Quote-first Misdirection 6.6%

St. Louis is launching its search for a new leader to fill Lambert International Airport’s chief executive officer position. Mayor Cara Spencer’s office announced the establishment of a committee to conduct a national search to replace Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, who will retire in August after 16 years at the helm. In a statement, the... more

St. Louis aldermen mull oversight of tornado Recovery Office set to get millions from Rams settlement ^19.2%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/11/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 30% - Framing Effect 20.3% - Hasty Generalization 18.5%

Almost a year after its inception, St. Louis aldermen say Mayor Cara Spencer’s tornado Recovery Office could use more oversight and mused about possible legislation to enable it. A conversation about oversight arose during an often raucous seven-hour meeting of the Board of Aldermen's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee over... more

St. Louis aldermen move forward with Rams settlement bill as tempers flare over tornado funding ^32.2%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/10/2026, 10:00 AM

Optimism Bias 26.7% - Negativity Bias 23.9% - Biased Writer Voice 22.5%

Threats of political retribution, chants of “shame” and a hailstorm of jeers echoed out of the second-floor Kennedy Room in City Hall on Tuesday, as a hearing on changes to a bill divvying up St. Louis’ Rams settlement funds stretched on for seven hours. Residents and community groups clashed with members of the Board of Aldermen's... more

North St. Louis residents call for $150M of Rams settlement funds for tornado recovery ^13.4%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/4/2026, 5:34 PM

Negativity Bias 15.9% - Appeal to Emotion 8.7% - Pessimism Bias 5.8%

North St. Louis residents called for a larger portion of the city’s Rams settlement money to be used for tornado relief at a public hearing Wednesday night. The Board of Aldermen's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee hearing at the Julia Davis Library on Natural Bridge came as city officials debate a plan to allocate funds... more

$10M in state funds would demolish more than 120 FEMA-ineligible homes from St. Louis tornado ^6.3%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/3/2026, 10:00 AM

Appeal to Emotion 16.3% - Optimism Bias 15.2% - Circular Reasoning 7.6%

St. Louis officials say nearly $11 million of state-provided tornado relief funding will reimburse the city for demolition of buildings ineligible for federal funding and bolster its home repair efforts in north city. The state has in total allocated about $186 million in tornado-relief dollars via Senate Bill 1 and other efforts in the... more

Mayor Spencer appoints economic development officer to focus on St. Louis growth ^13.2%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 6/1/2026, 6:51 PM

Optimism Bias 35.5% - Appeal to Authority 19.8% - Halo Effect 14.2%

A new position in Mayor Cara Spencer’s office aims to oversee accelerating St. Louis’ economic agenda and competitiveness. Spencer named Stephen Davis chief economic development officer on Monday after a nearly yearlong search. Davis previously was vice president of strategic partnerships and initiatives for the St. Louis Development... more

St. Louis officials hope to avoid escalation over police budget after commission ignores subpoena ^49.8%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 5/29/2026, 6:34 PM

Negativity Bias 44.4% - Framing Effect 23.1% - Appeal to Emotion 21.3%

The head of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen's budget committee said Friday he hopes the commission that oversees the city’s state-run police force will change course after a week of ignored subpoenas and rising tension over a budget officials say could devastate city services. On Wednesday, members of the Board of Police Commissioners... more

Author: Kavahn Mansouri

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Photos: St. Louisans bring the love to PrideFest despite heat, ‘hateful’ political climate 19.1%

Can $10M of Stan Kroenke and the NFL’s money help St. Louis tackle its vacant building issues? 13.5%

Budget brouhaha: St. Louis alderman calls police raises 'undemocratic' 26.4%

St. Louis launching search to replace Lambert International Airport’s longtime executive director 4.1%

St. Louis aldermen mull oversight of tornado Recovery Office set to get millions from Rams settlement 19.2%

St. Louis aldermen move forward with Rams settlement bill as tempers flare over tornado funding 32.2%

North St. Louis residents call for $150M of Rams settlement funds for tornado recovery 13.4%

$10M in state funds would demolish more than 120 FEMA-ineligible homes from St. Louis tornado 6.3%

Mayor Spencer appoints economic development officer to focus on St. Louis growth 13.2%

St. Louis officials hope to avoid escalation over police budget after commission ignores subpoena 49.8%