Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2021 11:17:39 GMT -6
Originally posted to FaceBook Oct 22, 2020 (some formatting is specific for tools there, not included here) - moved here July 24, 2021
I'm going to make 3 statements. Let me know which you think is the most accurate.
1 - Medical personnel are using their earned knowledge from 6 months in the pandemic to reduce death rates of hospitalized COVID patients.
2 - COVID death rates in hospitalized patients has dropped 70% since the outset of the pandemic.
3 - 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 in every 14 patients that are hospitalized still die from the virus.
Please think and comment on which are accurate and which could be outright lies. Which help you feel better? The ones that are more likely lies or the ones that are more accurate? Which ones make you feel worse? Think through it and decide. I'll have some more things to say down below.
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Now that you DEFINITELY had to click "Read More" I'll say a few other things.
The point I am trying to make here is not about the pandemic at all. I'm sure some of you have already guessed that. It's about statement bias. The truth is, all of the items are accurate to the best of my knowledge. NPR has reported that a peer reviewed study will come out next week that shows that death rates among hospitalizations have declined across the board (age ranges taken into account) by 18 points. Meaning that a patient that had a 25% chance of dying in March, currently has closer to a 7% chance of dying. This improvement is mostly attributed to improvement in treatment methodologies and increased practioner experience.
That being said, how did each statement above make you feel? Hopeful? Encouraged? Upset? Dissatisfied? Remember that the ways the facts are reported can have a significant effect on your mental state and reporting organizations will often take advantage of that in order to get your clicks, views and time. Read beyond the headlines and try and keep yourself on even keel.
For my money, I would much rather see statement 1 than the other two. It's balanced and fair and informative, but not very provocative.
I'm going to make 3 statements. Let me know which you think is the most accurate.
1 - Medical personnel are using their earned knowledge from 6 months in the pandemic to reduce death rates of hospitalized COVID patients.
2 - COVID death rates in hospitalized patients has dropped 70% since the outset of the pandemic.
3 - 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 in every 14 patients that are hospitalized still die from the virus.
Please think and comment on which are accurate and which could be outright lies. Which help you feel better? The ones that are more likely lies or the ones that are more accurate? Which ones make you feel worse? Think through it and decide. I'll have some more things to say down below.
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Now that you DEFINITELY had to click "Read More" I'll say a few other things.
The point I am trying to make here is not about the pandemic at all. I'm sure some of you have already guessed that. It's about statement bias. The truth is, all of the items are accurate to the best of my knowledge. NPR has reported that a peer reviewed study will come out next week that shows that death rates among hospitalizations have declined across the board (age ranges taken into account) by 18 points. Meaning that a patient that had a 25% chance of dying in March, currently has closer to a 7% chance of dying. This improvement is mostly attributed to improvement in treatment methodologies and increased practioner experience.
That being said, how did each statement above make you feel? Hopeful? Encouraged? Upset? Dissatisfied? Remember that the ways the facts are reported can have a significant effect on your mental state and reporting organizations will often take advantage of that in order to get your clicks, views and time. Read beyond the headlines and try and keep yourself on even keel.
For my money, I would much rather see statement 1 than the other two. It's balanced and fair and informative, but not very provocative.