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Because the Scientific Community Has Not Definitively Determined the Extent

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Because the scientific community has not definitively determined the extent of the climate change problem and the future outcome, this perspective helps us to understand why it is difficult to garner public and political consensus.


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Availability Heuristic

A cognitive heuristic that depends on readily accessible examples in an individual’s mind when assessing a particular topic, idea, strategy, or choice.

Improbable Dangers

Perceived threats or risks that have a very low likelihood of occurring.

Vivid Memories

Exceptionally clear, detailed, and lifelike memories, often of significant or emotional events.

Universal Grammar

Universal Grammar is a theory in linguistics that suggests there is an innate structure of linguistic knowledge in the human mind which underlies all human language acquisition.

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