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What I particularly like about Tester's analogy is that when you're trying to get across a message to people with a poor grasp of risk statistics*, the old "you've got more chance of winning the lottery" argument at least gets them thinking along familiar lines. ;-)
Yeah, but they still try to win the lottery every time. The danger with this line of argument is that they'll then try their damnedest to get a head injury, too.
Oliver Schick
What I particularly like about Tester's analogy is that when you're trying to get across a message to people with a poor grasp of risk statistics*, the old "you've got more chance of winning the lottery" argument at least gets them thinking along familiar lines. ;-)
*Not aimed at anyone here; I'm looking forward to wheeling this out the next time anyone I know sees me riding a bike without a helmet, thinking I might as well be playing Russian roulette. (I usually do wear one but sometimes CNBA depending on journey circumstances.)