Pitching Kansas City Downtown Baseball Stadium Renaissance?!?

Make no mistake . . .

THIS REPORT FROM THE STAR IS NOTHING BUT MARKETING HYPE FOR THE CHAMBER & LOCAL SUITS!!!

In communication studies we call this practice:

Social Judgement Theory . . . A summary: 

Social Judgment Theory (SJT) explains how individuals perceive and evaluate new information by comparing it to their existing attitudes and beliefs. It suggests that the more a message deviates from a person's existing viewpoint, the less likely they are to accept it. SJT proposes that people have a "latitude of acceptance," a range of positions they find agreeable, a "latitude of rejection," a range they find unacceptable, and a "latitude of non-commitment," a range they are neutral about.

Put even more simply . . . 

To "move the dial" according to SJT merely involves slowly directing people toward viewpoints with which they already agree. 

A big part of that is by convincing locals they're in the minority about stadium opposition EVEN AFTER an overwhelming election defeat.  

It's a neat trick that only works on suckers who don't see it coming . . . And so, here's the newspaper deploying the tactic against readers . . . Rather than just reporting news:

A good number of people, albeit a minority — 38 of 100 — flat out said “no,” they don’t want a new stadium. They love The K as it is. But if it must be rebuilt, “Re-do this one,” said one fan . . .  The prime reason: sentiment and more than a half century of memories.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

A Royals stadium in downtown KC? We asked 100 fans. Here's what they said

A nonscientific survey of Kansas City Royals fans at a recent game reveals what they think about talk of a new stadium. Here, we break down the numbers and hear from them in their own words.

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