For example, if someone puts two containers of lemonade in front of you and says that one may be more tart than the other, since the consequences of getting the more tart drink would not be serious, you would not require a large amount of evidence in order to make your choice. However, if to one cup the host added sweetener but to the other he introduced rat poison, then you would want to have quite a bit of evidence before you made your choice.
Halimbawa, kung may maglagay ng dalawang baso ng lemonada sa iyong harapan at sabihin na ang isa ay mas maasim kaysa sa isa, dahil ang epekto ng mas maasim na inumin ay hindi ganoon kaseryoso, hindi mo na kinakailangan ng maraming ebidensya upang pumili. Gayunman, kung ang isang baso ay dagdagan ng asukal at kung ang isa baso ay lagyan ng lason sa daga, siguradong nanaisin mo na magkaroon ng maraming ebidensya bago ka pumili.