It's the exact same, but saying "per 1 million people" seems to make the number seem less than it actually is. Probably because it tricks people's brains into thinking about 1-2 people per 1 million people, which their brain subconsciously recognize as a small number.
It's intentionally deceptive.
And you also have the people who see things like this, recognize the oddity, and then give the post or article the benefit of the doubt. There are people who will read an article that words things intentionally weirdly to be deceptive, recognize the oddity, and then think "oh, that must just be a typo, they clearly mean the thing that most people would think this means, and not what it literally says." It's crazy.
Yes. That was my point.
It's the exact same, but saying "per 1 million people" seems to make the number seem less than it actually is. Probably because it tricks people's brains into thinking about 1-2 people per 1 million people, which their brain subconsciously recognize as a small number.
It's intentionally deceptive.
And you also have the people who see things like this, recognize the oddity, and then give the post or article the benefit of the doubt. There are people who will read an article that words things intentionally weirdly to be deceptive, recognize the oddity, and then think "oh, that must just be a typo, they clearly mean the thing that most people would think this means, and not what it literally says." It's crazy.
And it happens all of the time.