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Academic Fun, 5-second survey! How would YOU handle a difficult pandemic situation? (Open to all)

~~https://forms.gle/LKgmCqCFqS4qtDDd9~~

# RESULTS BELOW!!!

The goal of this survey was to see how differently phrased sentences (with the same meaning) can change public perception

Spoiler alert: Massively

The same question was asked in two similar surveys:

>Imagine that the United States is preparing for the outbreak of an unusual foreign disease, which is expected to kill 600 people. Two alternative programs to combat the disease have been proposed. Assume that the exact scientific estimates of the consequences of the programs are as follows:

However, the MCQ phrasing varied slightly.

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Survey A:

- If program A is adopted, 200 people will be saved

\- If program B is adopted, there is a one-third probability that 600 people will be saved and a two-thirds probability that no one will be saved

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Survey B:

\- If program A is adopted, 400 people will die.

\- If program B is adopted, there is a one-third probability that no one will die and a two-thirds probability that 600 people will die

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Results:

Survey A - 77% Selected Program-A, 23% Selected Program-B

Survey B - 35.8% Selected Program-A, 64.2% Selected Program-B

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