#VerbalProbability

Bjørn Sætreviksatrevik@fediscience.org
2025-11-04

We use verbal phrases to communicate probability. "High risk" is higher than "Will never happen", but how much higher? Also, phrases like "Highly probably" refer to a narrower range than "Presumably". A number of studies have categorized how such phrases are used in the English language. (1/3)

#ProbabilityPhrases #VerbalProbability #Risk #PerceivedRisk #Judgement

A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "high".A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "low".

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