June 24, 2019
#2167: Motivated Reasoning Olympics explain
![[later] I can't believe how bad corruption has become, especially given that our league split off from the statewide one a month ago SPECIFICALLY to protest this kind of flagrantly biased judging. Motivated Reasoning Olympics](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/motivated_reasoning_olympics.png)
[Cueball is holding a trophy with a 2 engraved on it, showing it off to Ponytail]
Cueball: Check it out, I won first place at the Motivated Reasoning Olympics!
Ponytail: That trophy says “second.”
Cueball: Well, the guy who won was caught cheating in an earlier round, so the board is almost certain to strip him of his win once they review the…