It also shows up in bad news writing and science writing. For example you have 99% of scientist agreeing about global warming. You have 1% who disagree. So t

It also shows up in bad news writing and science writing. For example you have 99% of scientist agreeing about global warming. You have 1% who disagree. So they write that "Some scientist disagree" and it sounds like its up for debate or maybe a significant portion know something the others don't. In the pursuit of a "Balanced" POV they tip the scales vs just reporting where the scales are at accurately.