We use verbal phrases to refer to the probability of a phrase. "High risk" is more 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)
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A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "low".
A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "high".