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Author: Savannah Hawley-Bates

Savannah Hawley-Bates has ^7% among authors. BS Score: 1.4%. Articles analyzed: 19. Words analyzed: 65,952.

Top reasoning patterns

Optimism Bias - 7.7% (5,111 hits)
Framing Effect - 7% (4,602 hits)
Negativity Bias - 6.9% (4,562 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 5.7% (3,757 hits)
Self-Serving Bias - 3.2% (2,121 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 2.9% (1,885 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 2.6% (1,722 hits)
Bandwagon - 2.1% (1,392 hits)

Analyzed articles

Kansas City floods with yellow World Cup jerseys as Ghana and Colombia meet at Arrowhead ^0.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Celisa Calacal, Savannah Hawley-Bates - 7/3/2026, 8:22 PM

Biased Writer Voice 42.7% - Appeal to Authority 14.6% - In-Group Bias 11%

The penultimate World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium, better known as Arrowhead the rest of the year, has lit up fans of Colombia and Ghana across the metro. As with all the Kansas City matches, fans who couldn’t watch from the stadium went to the Fan Festival at the National WWI Museum and Memorial or to smaller watch parties.... more

A Kansas City landlord has ignored a power outage for weeks. His tenants are sleeping in cars ^23.2%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/26/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 15.4% - Halo Effect 13.3% - Fundamental Attribution Error 9.5%

Izaiah Flores and his neighbors haven’t had electricity since June 10. Their food has spoiled and they haven’t been able to run fans or air conditioning in their apartments, which are unbearably hot in heat indexes that have climbed higher than 100 degrees. The heat has meant Flores has been stuck sleeping in his car. When it gets too... more

Kansas City bus agency wants to use AI facial recognition. Critics say it'll make riders less safe ^30.2%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/25/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 21.5% - Optimism Bias 14.9% - Pessimism Bias 11.7%

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority could be one of the first in the nation to add AI-powered facial recognition cameras to its bus fleet this fall. National nonprofits and a KCATA commissioner are concerned about the privacy and security of riders. Kansas City bus riders may have to get used to artificial intelligence cameras... more

Traffic issues plagued Kansas City’s World Cup stadium. Officials want FIFA to fix the problems ^13.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/19/2026, 9:00 AM

Optimism Bias 11.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.3% - Anecdotal 6.8%

Fans heading to Kansas City’s second World Cup match this weekend are hoping for a different experience than what happened during the city’s opening game. Tuesday’s showdown between Argentina and Algeria gave fans Lionel Messi’s record setting goals and his first hat trick at the World Cup. It also brought them hours of traffic getting... more

Kansas City may pitch in hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the KC Current's stadium ^11.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/12/2026, 9:00 AM

Self-Serving Bias 14.3% - Optimism Bias 8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.8%

Kansas City is considering giving public money to help expand the KC Current’s stadium. The $1.4 billion development will expand CPKC Stadium, add a parking garage and more mixed-use development, and improve infrastructure. Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced an ordinance to city council Thursday that could give the soccer team $235 million... more

Kansas City’s new bus fare system is malfunctioning. What’s going wrong? ^24.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/4/2026, 9:18 PM

Optimism Bias 26% - Negativity Bias 13.2% - Anecdotal 11.4%

It’s been a difficult week for the reintroduction of bus fares around Kansas City. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and Johnson County Transit began charging people to ride the bus on Monday, June 1, after six years of zero-fare. But multiple issues have plagued the first few days, like malfunctioning fare machines and... more

KU pharmacy workers lost a union election by 2 votes. Then dozens of delayed ballots arrived ^21%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 6/4/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 20.3% - Self-Serving Bias 20.3% - Appeal to Emotion 12.1%

Meagan Bacon was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago. She credits the staff at the University of Kansas Health System for saving her life. Bacon worked in retail pharmacy at the time, but applied to be a pharmacy technician with the KU Health System in order to help others like her. “KU is the only reason I'm still here today,” Bacon... more

Riding a bus in the Kansas City area? Here's your guide to navigating the new fare system ^4.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 5/26/2026, 9:00 AM

Optimism Bias 13.2% - Framing Effect 11.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.2%

Starting June 1, people in the Kansas City metro area will have to pay to ride the bus after six years of free rides. Kansas City was the first major city in the country to eliminate fares in 2020. The free service attracted new riders and increased overall use of the system, even as other transit agencies around the country faced... more

To survive the World Cup, Kansas City had to build a new transit system — but only for the summer ^22.5%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 5/25/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 11% - Optimism Bias 9.9% - Hasty Generalization 8%

KANSAS CITY - When the World Cup comes to Kansas City, Missouri, this summer for six matches, the metro-area could welcome some 650,000 visitors — more than the city's estimated population of 520,000. The smallest host city is doing a lot to prepare, including building a new transit system specifically for the World Cup. FIFA requires,... more

As Kansas City brings back bus fares, some can still ride for free under new partnership ^26.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Savannah Hawley-Bates - 5/21/2026, 3:51 PM

Optimism Bias 17.3% - Negativity Bias 10.5% - Appeal to Authority 9.2%

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free. Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City... more

Author: Savannah Hawley-Bates

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Kansas City floods with yellow World Cup jerseys as Ghana and Colombia meet at Arrowhead 0.7%

A Kansas City landlord has ignored a power outage for weeks. His tenants are sleeping in cars 23.2%

Kansas City bus agency wants to use AI facial recognition. Critics say it'll make riders less safe 30.2%

Traffic issues plagued Kansas City’s World Cup stadium. Officials want FIFA to fix the problems 13.7%

Kansas City may pitch in hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the KC Current's stadium 11.4%

Kansas City’s new bus fare system is malfunctioning. What’s going wrong? 24.9%

KU pharmacy workers lost a union election by 2 votes. Then dozens of delayed ballots arrived 21%

Riding a bus in the Kansas City area? Here's your guide to navigating the new fare system 4.9%

To survive the World Cup, Kansas City had to build a new transit system — but only for the summer 22.5%

As Kansas City brings back bus fares, some can still ride for free under new partnership 26.7%