A village elder must publicly address 300 villagers about a spreading blight destroying crops.
A village elder must publicly address 300 villagers about a spreading blight destroying crops. The elder can either falsely guarantee a solution or confess they have no clear path forward.
- 72% chose: Declare a definite plan to eradicate the blight. (26 people)
- 28% chose: Reveal the current absence of a solution. (10 people)
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