People (including trained statisticians and law students) struggle to reason differently about a 10% probability versus a 30% probability of harm, because the mind does not naturally treat probabilities along a continuum, especially after an event has occurred or when reasoning anticipatorily about personal stakes.
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Cass SunsteinEvidence Quote
“to think that you you know think very differently about a case involving 10% probability from a case involving 30% of the probability of some harm the mind doesn't naturally work that way”
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