I understand that you are not defending the graph. Just want to point out one thing that makes all the difference. This graph has the X axis on the top which makes more sense and actually makes the red look like dripping blood. OP graph has the X axis at the bottom which is why it looks like a scam attempt.
Idk
This seems too ridiculous to be an innocuous mistake. Who just flips the Y axis for dramatic effect?
It was a bad attempt at mimicking this chart from a 2011 SCMP article
I understand that you are not defending the graph. Just want to point out one thing that makes all the difference. This graph has the X axis on the top which makes more sense and actually makes the red look like dripping blood. OP graph has the X axis at the bottom which is why it looks like a scam attempt.
Yep, at a glance I had no problem understanding the SCMP graph but the florida graph took me a bit. Axes make all the difference.
Edit: also the captions on the bottom of the graph, so it flows logically. The florida graph has the caption at the top of the bullet point