Correction Concepts
The Availability Cascade: Media Influence on Perception
Understand the concept of the availability cascade and how repeated claims gain acceptance in public discourse.
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−In reality, falling coconuts kill approximately 150 people per year worldwide; shark attacks kill fewer than ten
+In reality, the widely repeated claim that falling coconuts kill around 150 people per year worldwide is an unsubstantiated myth, while shark attac…
Why this is better
The 150-coconut-deaths-per-year figure is a popular myth with no rigorous basis and should not be stated as established fact.
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