Using percentages as means of manipulating the masses has always been a thing. "There has been a 1000% increase in traffic deaths this year, we must do somethi

Using percentages as means of manipulating the masses has always been a thing. "There has been a 1000% increase in traffic deaths this year, we must do something!" Ah yes, we went from 1 death per year to 11 because there was a fatal bus accident, surely we need to do something.