Factfulness

Which of the ten dramatic instincts do you think interferes most with a fact-based worldview? Why this instinct? Discuss how other dramatic instincts influence your choice and contribute to your choice’s impact.

Considering where you live along Rosling’s income levels, do the ideas presented in Factfulness make sense? How does your lifestyle influence your interpretation of the book as a whole? What lessons did you learn about understanding both your environment and different living situations across the world?

In Chapter 3, Rosling describes how definitive, rational action stopped the spread of Ebola. Compare and contrast this fact-based approach to the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. What factors contributed to allowing Covid-19 to spread so rapidly? Do you think more definitive action could have stopped Covid-19’s spread sooner? Why or why not? Is your argument influenced by any of the dramatic instincts? If so, which ones and how?