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The preparedness paradox is the proposition that if a society or individual acts effectively to mitigate a potential disaster such as a pandemic, natural disaster or other catastrophe so that it causes less harm, the avoided danger will be perceived as having been much less serious because of the limited damage actually caused.
The prevention paradox describes the seemingly contradictory situation where the majority of cases of a disease come from a population at low or moderate risk of that disease, and only a minority of cases come from the high risk population (of the same disease).
Preparedness is a set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters. Being prepared helps in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes. Being prepared helps in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes.
Preparedness may also refer to: Emergency preparedness, a phase of emergency management; Preparedness (learning), a concept to explain why certain things are easier ...
Cal Fire's list of six P's includes action items to include in your emergency preparedness plan. You should pick a meeting point for your family members to join each other after evacuating that is ...
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. [1] [2] It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true or apparently true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.
Antithesis (pl.: antitheses; Greek for "setting opposite", from ἀντι-"against" and θέσις "placing") is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
Simone Biles continues her journey to a third Olympic Games as she competes at this week’s Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships.