Benefits and costs of proposed choices include consequences that are
long-term as well as short-term, and indirect as well as direct. The more
remote the consequences of a personal or social decision, the harder it
usually is to take them into account in considering alternatives. But benefits
and costs may be difficult to estimate.
| NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Risks and benefits Grades 5-8, page 169 Individuals can use a systematic approach to thinking critically about risks and benefits. Examples include applying probability estimates to risks and comparing them to estimated personal and social benefits. |