In the face of partial information, people often take a mental shortcut in making sense.
About a month ago, I attended the “United Against Crime” carnival organised by the Home Ministry in Johor Baru.
At the press conference, it was mentioned that the crime rate came down by 40% over the last five years but many Malaysians believed it went up or remained the same.
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