Perception: there's a 75% chance my kid will be kidnapped by a pedophile.
Reality: there's a 0.01% chance of the pedophile kidnap, but a 75% chance of drowning in the bathtub.
Numbers are made up.
Perception is not reality.
Another example: Trayvon Martin was a dark-skinned young male wearing a hoodie. Perception: he is a criminal casing the houses in order to commit a future crime. Reality: he was a kid walking home to his house.
Other examples:
* Perception of the likelihood of terrorist attack, vs likelihood of dying in a fatal traffic crash.
* Perception that vaccinations cause autism, vs reality that vaccinations prevent fatal disease.
Numbers are made up.
Perception is not reality.
Another example: Trayvon Martin was a dark-skinned young male wearing a hoodie. Perception: he is a criminal casing the houses in order to commit a future crime. Reality: he was a kid walking home to his house.
Other examples: * Perception of the likelihood of terrorist attack, vs likelihood of dying in a fatal traffic crash.
* Perception that vaccinations cause autism, vs reality that vaccinations prevent fatal disease.