Terrorism may be a very rare cause of death, all things considered, but that's little comfort to the widow of a firefighter who died on 9/11. For the same reaso

Terrorism may be a very rare cause of death, all things considered, but that's little comfort to the widow of a firefighter who died on 9/11. For the same reason, someone who just quit their job over sexual harassment by co-workers might not be too moved be talk about how much of a problem it is or is not overall. The closest I can think of a non-partisan example is talking about how safe flying is as a mode of transport, to someone who had the incredibly bad luck to lose a loved one in a plane crash. Is there a name for this kind of thing? I agree that at the organisation or nation level, you want to invest your time and money based on better evidence than media reports about sharks. But I also understand that at the individual level, you care more about issues in proportion to how they affect you or those close to you.