Policy Analysis Terms

noun a consideration or thought given in advance or beforehand

• Before making a decision, thorough preconsideration of all options is necessary.
• Let's have a quick preconsideration of the menu before we order.
• I didn't do any preconsideration before buying that expensive gadget.
• In chess, preconsideration of your opponent's possible moves is key to winning the game.

noun the quality of being able to be predicted or anticipated

adjective predictable

• The predictability of the stock market is a topic of much debate among economists.
• I can always count on the predictability of my mom's cooking.
• I love how the predictability of his jokes always makes me laugh.
• The predictability of the sunrise brings a sense of comfort and routine to my mornings.

noun A grey rhino is a large mammal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose.

• The grey rhino is a metaphor for a highly probable, high-impact yet neglected threat.
• I heard that the grey rhino is a term used to describe a big and obvious problem that people are ignoring.
• Yo, did you see that grey rhino walking down the street? It's like a huge problem just waiting to happen.
• The grey rhino in the room is the looming economic crisis that no one wants to address.