Correction Concepts
The Availability Heuristic
The availability heuristic and media coverage of vivid, rare events distort perceived risk, making memorable dangers feel more frequent than they are.
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−Gigerenzer estimated that American road fatalities increased by approximately 1,595 deaths in the twelve months following September 11, 2001
+Gigerenzer estimated that American road fatalities increased by approximately 350 additional deaths in the three months following September 11, 2001
Why this is better
The body text correction had landed, but the FAQ field (a separate JSON-LD schema field) still contained the original unverified '1,595 deaths / twelve months' claim in its 9/11 road-fatality answer. Fixed the FAQ entry to match the corrected body text figure.
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