You will see how one underlying risk can be presented in dramatically different ways. You'll interpret absolute and relative risk, separate percentage points from percentage change, and spot missing denominators, selective evidence, and framing tricks that distort what a risk claim really means.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: Compare Absolute and Relative Risk
- Absolute or Relative Risk?
- Interpret Relative Risk Phrases
- Fill in Missing Risk Values
- Compute the New Absolute Risk
- Decode a Risk Headline
- Unit 2: Distinguish Percentage Points from Percentage Change
- Sort Percentage Points vs Percentage Change
- Complete Percent Change Statements
- Calculate the Percent Change
- Spot the Exaggeration
- Analyze Percentage Framing
- Unit 3: Find Missing Context
- Is Enough Information Provided?
- Match Claims To Missing Context
- Find the Cherry Picked Trends
- Investigate a Misleading Headline
- Unit 4: Recognize Biased Evidence
- Account for the Invisible
- Reveal the Missing Group
- Comparable or Not?
- Identify the Hidden Difference
- Explain Misleading Evidence
- Unit 5: Evaluate Framed Risk Claims
- Pair Equivalent Risk Framings
- Flip the Framing
- Compare Frames for Persuasion
- Evaluate a Risk Claim
- Deliver Your Verdict