Informed decision?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>….</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="information">information</span> – <span word="facts">facts</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="blockbuster">blockbuster</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="there">there</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="research">research</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="finding">finding</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="time">time</span> – <span word="supposing">supposing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rudimentary">rudimentary</span> <span word="hearsay">hearsay</span>.</p><p><span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span>.</p>
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