memory

You judge risk based on how a question is phrased.

A 1974 study found that describing a car accident as 'smashing' instead of 'hitting' led people to estimate higher speeds.

The words used to frame a situation trigger specific associations in the brain, altering your recollection of events after the fact.

Language shapes the reality you report.

Where this comes from

Study: Loftus and Palmer, 1974, Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
What the check found: The core finding of the 1974 Loftus and Palmer study is accurately reported, with only minor discrepancies in verb tense that do not affect the validity of the conclusion.
Confidence: Well replicated

One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.