Gapminder: A non-profit fighting global misconceptions

In every question that I tried so far, the correct answer was the happiest of the multiple choice options. For example, if the question is, &#x27;how many kittens have a warm place to sleep?&#x27;, they would offer,<p><pre><code> 10% 40% 70% </code></pre> And of course the answer is 70%. They never offer,<p><pre><code> 50% 70% 90% </code></pre> Nor,<p><pre><code> 70% 85% 95%</code></pre>

As mentioned by other commenters, this stuff gets political real quick, and you should look at the framing effect [0].<p>I applaud any effort to fight misinformation, but I&#x27;m concerned that your agenda of optimism comes across as an attempt to sweep serious issues under the carpet.<p>I&#x27;d suggest reading some academic papers about how to conduct surveys, and how to interpret them.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Framing_effect_(psychology)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Framing_effect_(psychology)</a>

But how many people know what they don&#x27;t know?<p>If you push someone to give you an answer to some question they don&#x27;t know, that&#x27;s different from someone that goes around thinking and acting as though they know the answer.<p>Only the latter seems like a real misconception to me.