Talk:2167: Motivated Reasoning Olympics - Revision history

42.book.addict at 22:17, 24 October 2024

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172.70.126.211: Knights who say ni.

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Knights who say ni.

172.68.206.92 at 15:55, 2 September 2020

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Brettpeirce at 14:11, 19 December 2019

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162.158.74.139 at 16:24, 20 November 2019

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Miamiclay at 05:06, 27 June 2019

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172.68.46.227: /* Olympics vs Splinter League */

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‎Olympics vs Splinter League

172.68.182.46 at 16:34, 26 June 2019

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141.101.105.12: add header to separate discussions

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add header to separate discussions

Ianrbibtitlht at 14:05, 26 June 2019

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 It certainly DOESN'T remind you of the Monty Python Argument Clinic, you gormless git! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.28|162.158.214.28]] 17:46, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 :Yes it DOES![[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.192|141.101.105.192]] 17:57, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
-::No it doesn’t.
+::No it doesn’t. {{unsigned ip|162.158.75.58|18:38, 24 June 2019 (UTC)}}
 :::You're just being contrary. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136|162.158.214.136]] 20:14, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 ::::No I'm not. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.54.141|172.69.54.141]] 08:25, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

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 :::::: That was never 5 minutes! [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:59, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 :::::::Quite ironic, I see...[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.139|162.158.74.139]] 16:24, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 “Rationalizations are more important than sex. When’s the last time you went a week without a rationalization?” - Woody Allen [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 05:06, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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	... wait. that was Monty Python? I thought that was a BBC documentary... [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 14:11, 19 December 2019 (UTC)		... wait. that was Monty Python? I thought that was a BBC documentary... [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 14:11, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Missed opportunity to refer to it as "mental gymnastics". [[Special:Contributions/172.68.206.92\|172.68.206.92]] 15:55, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

	== Explain "Motivated Reasoning"? ==		== Explain "Motivated Reasoning"? ==

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 :::::::Quite ironic, I see...[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.139|162.158.74.139]] 16:24, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 “Rationalizations are more important than sex. When’s the last time you went a week without a rationalization?” - Woody Allen [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 05:06, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 == Explain "Motivated Reasoning"? ==

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 :::::''Dinggggg''...Your 5 minutes is up! [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 13:26, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 :::::: That was never 5 minutes! [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:59, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
+:::::::Quite ironic, I see...[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.139|162.158.74.139]] 16:24, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 “Rationalizations are more important than sex. When’s the last time you went a week without a rationalization?” - Woody Allen [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 05:06, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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 : "I mean ''technically'' it's not actually the Olympics, but when you consider..." [[Special:Contributions/162.158.58.227|162.158.58.227]] 21:02, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 :: Is this more motivated reasoning?  I mean ''Olympics'' is right there in the name!  How much more technical can you get than the name?  However, I think what you're saying is it's not the actual ''Olympics'', as in the one held every 4 years in the summer.  Oh, and the other one held every 4 years in the winter.  There's another one for physically-challenged people (like my wife) too, the Paralympics.  So, I don't see any problem with treating this Olympics like all of the others. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 06:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 : I definitely read this as being his splinter league's "Olympics" because he says he's surprised by the corruption.  If it were held by the statewide league (or a larger one) then I'd expect the motivated reasoner to conclude that this is a case of the general corruption his splinter league was protesting. {{unsigned ip|162.158.118.80|06:37, 26 June 2019 (UTC)}}
 :: (Moved unsigned comment to end of thread per suggested practice and added unsigned wikitext markup) I think he's surprised by the corruption because he expected his splinter league's protest action to improve the corruption, but he thinks the corruption has instead gotten worse rather than better. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 14:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 ::: I also read it as being the splinter "Olympics", with the implication that similar splits had happened several times previously and are the reason why the previous league was only statewide in the first place.<br />(For what it's worth, I'm used to that kind of competition being known as the such-and-such Olympiad rather than the such-and-such Olympics, as in the assorted branches of the International Science Olympiad, but I think that's just a dialectal difference.) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.182.46|172.68.182.46]] 16:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

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	: I definitely read this as being his splinter league's "Olympics" because he says he's surprised by the corruption. If it were held by the statewide league (or a larger one) then I'd expect the motivated reasoner to conclude that this is a case of the general corruption his splinter league was protesting. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.118.80\|06:37, 26 June 2019 (UTC)}}		: I definitely read this as being his splinter league's "Olympics" because he says he's surprised by the corruption. If it were held by the statewide league (or a larger one) then I'd expect the motivated reasoner to conclude that this is a case of the general corruption his splinter league was protesting. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.118.80\|06:37, 26 June 2019 (UTC)}}
	:: (Moved unsigned comment to end of thread per suggested practice and added unsigned wikitext markup) I think he's surprised by the corruption because he expected his splinter league's protest action to improve the corruption, but he thinks the corruption has instead gotten worse rather than better. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 14:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)		:: (Moved unsigned comment to end of thread per suggested practice and added unsigned wikitext markup) I think he's surprised by the corruption because he expected his splinter league's protest action to improve the corruption, but he thinks the corruption has instead gotten worse rather than better. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 14:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
		+	::: I also read it as being the splinter "Olympics", with the implication that similar splits had happened several times previously and are the reason why the previous league was only statewide in the first place.<br />(For what it's worth, I'm used to that kind of competition being known as the such-and-such Olympiad rather than the such-and-such Olympics, as in the assorted branches of the International Science Olympiad, but I think that's just a dialectal difference.) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.182.46\|172.68.182.46]] 16:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

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	:I have also noticed that this wiki displays lower resolution images than the official xkcd site, when viewing at high DPI. I had previously assumed it was just a moderate resolution copy chosen to conserve explainxkcd server resources. I would love to see a higher resolution when available. [[User:ProphetZarquon\|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon\|talk]]) 20:18, 24 June 2019 (UTC)		:I have also noticed that this wiki displays lower resolution images than the official xkcd site, when viewing at high DPI. I had previously assumed it was just a moderate resolution copy chosen to conserve explainxkcd server resources. I would love to see a higher resolution when available. [[User:ProphetZarquon\|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon\|talk]]) 20:18, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
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		+	== Olympics vs Splinter League ==

	I removed the newly added paragraph suggesting the competition was being held by the splinter league. The Olympics should include representation from all leagues and likely includes the best from the state-sponsored league in addition to Cueball's splinter league. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:18, 25 June 2019 (UTC)		I removed the newly added paragraph suggesting the competition was being held by the splinter league. The Olympics should include representation from all leagues and likely includes the best from the state-sponsored league in addition to Cueball's splinter league. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:18, 25 June 2019 (UTC)