The statistical odds of dying in a foreign terror attack are minuscule

Evidence

Statistics show that Americans have a 1 in 45,808 chance of being killed by a foreign terrorist attack, based on data collected from 1975 to 2015 (Nowrasteh 2016). Americans are more likely to die due to health issues, like heart attacks and cancer, or even an animal attack, than from foreign terrorism. Yet the fear of Muslims and terrorism drives support for increased surveillance. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 678

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the fear-mismatch argument in One Square Inch and the noise-as-danger threat literature; also relevant to the guiding question about surveillance justifications. — connects to: Foreign terrorism kills vanishingly few Americans relative to other risks; Each terrorist attack resets Muslims into heightened suspicion and surveillance — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 666
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Foreign terrorism kills vanishingly few Americans relative to other risks #corroborates (0.90)