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    This document discusses common story types or "dramatic instincts" that can lead people to misinterpret facts and see issues as more dramatic than they are. It identifies 10 common dramatic instincts: the gap instinct, negativity instinct, straight line instinct, fear instinct, size instinct, generalization instinct, destiny instinct, single perspective instinct, blame instinct, and urgency instinct. The document provides rules of thumb for controlling each dramatic instinct, such as locating the majority to control the gap instinct, expecting negative news to control the negativity instinct, and using multiple tools to control the single perspective instinct. The overall message is to question dramatic stories that trigger these instincts in order to have a more fact-based understanding of the world.

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    This document discusses common story types or "dramatic instincts" that can lead people to misinterpret facts and see issues as more dramatic than they are. It identifies 10 common dramatic instincts: the gap instinct, negativity instinct, straight line instinct, fear instinct, size instinct, generalization instinct, destiny instinct, single perspective instinct, blame instinct, and urgency instinct. The document provides rules of thumb for controlling each dramatic instinct, such as locating the majority to control the gap instinct, expecting negative news to control the negativity instinct, and using multiple tools to control the single perspective instinct. The overall message is to question dramatic stories that trigger these instincts in order to have a more fact-based understanding of the world.

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    This document discusses common story types or "dramatic instincts" that can lead people to misinterpret facts and see issues as more dramatic than they are. It identifies 10 common dramatic instincts: the gap instinct, negativity instinct, straight line instinct, fear instinct, size instinct, generalization instinct, destiny instinct, single perspective instinct, blame instinct, and urgency instinct. The document provides rules of thumb for controlling each dramatic instinct, such as locating the majority to control the gap instinct, expecting negative news to control the negativity instinct, and using multiple tools to control the single perspective instinct. The overall message is to question dramatic stories that trigger these instincts in order to have a more fact-based understanding of the world.

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    Gapminder Factfulness Instincts & Rules of Thumb

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    This document discusses common story types or "dramatic instincts" that can lead people to misinterpret facts and see issues as more dramatic than they are. It identifies 10 common dramatic instincts: the gap instinct, negativity instinct, straight line instinct, fear instinct, size instinct, generalization instinct, destiny instinct, single perspective instinct, blame instinct, and urgency instinct. The document provides rules of thumb for controlling each dramatic instinct, such as locating the majority to control the gap instinct, expecting negative news to control the negativity instinct, and using multiple tools to control the single perspective instinct. The overall message is to question dramatic stories that trigger these instincts in order to have a more fact-based understanding of the world.

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    FACTFULNESS

    Dramatic Instincts
    Learn to recognize the ten common story types that often make us
    misinterpret facts and see them as more dramatic than they are.

    1 The gap instinct 2 The Negativity Instinct

    Look at the gap! It’s getting worse!

    3 The Straight Line Instinct 4 The Fear Instinct

    It just continues! It’s scary!

    5 The Size Instinct 6 The Generalization Instinct

    It’s big! They are all the same!

    7 The Destiny Instinct 8 The Single Perspective Instinct

    It never changes! This is the solution!

    9 The Blame Instinct 10 The Urgency Instinct

    That’s the bad guy! It’s now or never!

    www.gapminder.org/factfulness
    This poster is part of Gapminder’s free teaching resources. Gapminder is an independent Swedish foundation with no political, religious or economic affiliations. We fight devastating misconceptions with a fact-based worldview which everyone can
    understand. LICENSE: Freely available under Creative Commons Attribution License. Please copy, share, modify, integrate and even sell them, as long as you mention ”Based on a free teaching material from www.gapminder.org”.
    FACTFULNESS

    Rules of ThumbControl your dramatic instincts by making it a habit to always


    question dramatic stories that trigger your dramatic instincts.

    1 2
    TO CON TRO L T HE GA P INST INCT TO C O N TRO L TH E N EGATIVITY INSTINCT

    Locate the majority Expect negative news

    Is there really a gap? Would improvement get attention?

    3 4
    TO CON TRO L T HE ST R A IGHT L INE INST INC T TO C O N TRO L TH E FEAR INSTINCT

    Imagine bending lines Calculate the risk

    Why would this line not bend? Is it really dangerous?

    5 6
    TO CON TRO L T HE S IZE INST INCT TO C O N TRO L TH E G EN ERA LIZ ATIO N INSTINCT

    Check the proportions Question your categories

    Is it big in comparison? How are they different?

    7 TO CON TRO L T HE DE ST INY INST INCT

    Notice slow changes 8 TO C O N TRO L TH E S I N GLE PE RS PE CTIVE INSTINCT

    Use multiple tools

    Isn’t it always changing slowly? What other solutions exist?

    9 Resist pointing finger 10 Take small steps


    TO CON TRO L T HE BL A M E INST INCT TO C O N TRO L TH E U RG ENCY INSTINCT

    What system made this possible? Can we make decisions as we go?

    www.gapminder.org/factfulness
    This poster is part of Gapminder’s free teaching resources. Gapminder is an independent Swedish foundation with no political, religious or economic affiliations. We fight devastating misconceptions with a fact-based worldview which everyone can
    understand. LICENSE: Freely available under Creative Commons Attribution License. Please copy, share, modify, integrate and even sell them, as long as you mention ”Based on a free teaching material from www.gapminder.org”.

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