MRT turning the corner, but full recovery some way off

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Note:
-the use of figurative language in the opening/closing BANG
-how the closing BANG 'echoes' the openingBANG
-the method of listing a series of examples in the opening BANG

the "power of the negative", referencing psychologist Paul Rozin, who said a single cockroach will instantly ruin a bowl of cherries, but one cherry in a bowl of cockroaches does nothing to alter its appeal.

-the negative tends to stick more in the minds of people...pple seldom compliment you when things are going smoothly, but the moment something goes wrong, all the claws are out! -- and they continue to remind you of it ages down the road....true? this is worse if they already have a negative bias against you, and are just waiting for an excuse to bring you down...On the contrary, if one is popular, people's toelrance of your faults tend to be higher, i.e. more willing to forgive you and dismiss your faults...this is probably why popularity, instead of competence/quality, may be deemed more important when it comes to showbusiness, politics, businesses, etc..


Qn: 'There is no such thing as bad publicity.’ To what extent is this true? (Cam. 2015)