Terrorism is not Lightning or Peanut Butter
I came across the book Panicology, where “Two Statisticians Explain What’s Worth Worrying About (and What’s Not) in the 21st Century”. The back cover chastens the reader:
Terrorism?
More Americans have been killed by lightning or by peanut allergies than by terrorist attacks.
I’ve read this comparison in different forms many times; it is true, but misleading.
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