van der Kolk (2022) – Numbers Speak for Themselves

The exercise was created 2025-10-27 by vonthax. Question count: 8.

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  • Claim that numbers need no explanation "Numbers speak for themselves" myth
  • Numbers require context, interpretation, and work Situated interpretation
  • Collecting, cleaning, and presenting data as labor Data work
  • Stories that make numbers meaningful to audiences Narrative framing
  • Indicators that shape what actors focus on Attention steering
  • Trust built by transparency, methods, and dialogue Credibility of numbers
  • When numbers are taken as truth without scrutiny Epistemic overconfidence
  • Combining figures with explanations for learning Numbers with narratives

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