Words of the form 'xphobia' meaning an irrational fear of x, abound these days. What term should be used for a rational fear of x? It is very often assumed tha

Words of the form 'xphobia' meaning an irrational fear of x, abound these days. What term should be used for a rational fear of x? It is very often assumed that no thinking person could ever have such motivations grounded in rationality? Well they may not or they may.