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Author: Tim Carpenter

Tim Carpenter has ^31.5% among authors. BS Score: 2.3%. Articles analyzed: 4. Words analyzed: 12,598.

Top reasoning patterns

Appeal to Emotion - 14.7% (1,848 hits)
Framing Effect - 10.3% (1,302 hits)
Negativity Bias - 9.9% (1,246 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 5.5% (699 hits)
Self-Serving Bias - 5.5% (695 hits)
Politically Left Leaning Bias - 4.4% (554 hits)
Post Hoc (False Cause) - 4% (507 hits)
False Dilemma - 3.7% (460 hits)

Analyzed articles

Kansas GOP candidates for governor denounce fraud and argue about Chiefs in forum ^50.6%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 6/19/2026, 6:08 PM

Negativity Bias 19% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.7% - Appeal to Emotion 10%

TOPEKA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlotte O’Hara wants nothing to do with employees at the Kansas State Department of Education or the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding flowing each year into the state for education of K-12 students. O’Hara, participating in a GOP candidate forum Thursday in Wichita, said one... more

More than 10,000 Kansas children lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act ^50.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 5/29/2026, 1:49 PM

Appeal to Emotion 19% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.2% - Appeal to Authority 11.8%

TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly one year ago. Kansas Appleseed, a nonpartisan organization active in state policy debates,... more

Kansas lawmakers didn't give court employees a raise this year. So the chief justice did it instead ^0%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 5/17/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Emotion 16.1% - Negativity Bias 12.1% - Self-Serving Bias 11.8%

TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen says internal budget reallocation allows for a 1% salary increase among nonjudicial employees to match raises granted by the Legislature for state employees in the executive branch. The Legislature adjourned the 2026 session without appropriating money to elevate salaries of the... more

Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids makes reelection campaign for U.S. House seat official ^72.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 5/11/2026, 5:31 PM

Appeal to Emotion 30.3% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 22.4% - Anecdotal 18%

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas formally launched a reelection campaign Monday tied to reinforcing the role of Congress in controlling the rising cost of living for consumers and to moderate disruption within the federal government caused by executive branch overreach. Davids, who has served the eastern Kansas district since... more

Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers ^54.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 4/11/2026, 12:48 PM

Negativity Bias 32.4% - Appeal to Emotion 20.3% - Framing Effect 16.3%

Members of the Kansas House and Senate engaged in fierce debate Friday about wisdom of legislators’ 4.4% pay raise before voting to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the legislative branch’s budget in a bid to force reconsideration of a 1% salary increase for thousands of rank-and-file state employees. Both chambers also voted to... more

Author: Tim Carpenter

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Kansas GOP candidates for governor denounce fraud and argue about Chiefs in forum 50.6%

More than 10,000 Kansas children lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act 50.4%

Kansas lawmakers didn't give court employees a raise this year. So the chief justice did it instead 0%

Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids makes reelection campaign for U.S. House seat official 72.4%

Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers 54.7%

Kansas GOP candidates for governor denounce fraud and argue about Chiefs in forum ^50.6%

More than 10,000 Kansas children lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act ^50.4%

Kansas lawmakers didn't give court employees a raise this year. So the chief justice did it instead ^0%

Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids makes reelection campaign for U.S. House seat official ^72.4%

Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers ^54.7%