Fear vs Fact
The Why Factor
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Misperceptions and Fear in Social Issues
The chapter explores how fear triggers overestimation of social issues like crime rates, immigration, teenage pregnancy, and religious demographics, driven by our ancestral threat detection systems. It discusses the historical use of fear by politicians and preachers to capture public attention and emphasizes the need to address emotional reactions with factual corrections to alter views effectively.
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