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ArticleRisk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2025

A Classification System for Competing Narratives in a Risk Context.

Shital Thekdi, Terje Aven

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Article in Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Shital ThekdiUniversity of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-508X
Terje AvenUniversity of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent literature has examined the role of misinformation, biases, and other factors in contributing to the integrity of a risk study. These types of social and cognitive dynamics-referred to as narratives-comprise concern and value in a risk study. These narratives may appear to undermine aspects of objectivity in a scientific sense, but they may also shed light on aspects of a risk study that involve perceived scientific truths, related risk concerns, and values. The narratives can inform overall risk perception and the perception of quality for the risk study. As a result, understanding and classifying those narratives provides additional evidence that can potentially inform decisions for the design and implementation of a risk study. In this article, we develop a classification system that can be used to understand and address narratives that can influence a risk study and how various stakeholders perceive the risk study. This article will be of interest to risk analysts, policymakers, and risk communicators.

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misinformationrisk analysisrisk communication

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PMID41350109
PMCPMC12747704

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