Yep, that's another good example. I find the worst to be the "innocently inclusive" use of numbers to sow the seeds of suspicion and doubt. Somebody might say "Well, I doubt more than 10% get this strain of flu!" like it's a positive when in fact fewer than 1% get it... but the 10% sticks in people's heads. And yes. when "1%" applies, "fewer than 10%" is absolutely true...
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