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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | {{incomplete|Created by an MOTIVATED REASONER. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
| − | [[Cueball]] is talking to [[Ponytail]] about the trophy he won for winning the “Motivated Reasoning Olympics” (hence the title). Ponytail rightly points out that the trophy says he only got second place. Cueball then displays the | + | [[Cueball]] is talking to [[Ponytail]] about the trophy he won for winning the “Motivated Reasoning Olympics” (hence the title). [[Ponytail]] rightly points out that the trophy says he only got second place. [[Cueball]] then displays the “motivated reasoning” in question by claiming that the athlete who beat him cheated in an earlier round and that the judges were “certain” to disqualify him after reviewing... [[Cueball]] goes on like this for a while. |
| − | The title text is a continuation where | + | The title text is a continuation, where the judges approved the original winner and [[Cueball]] thinks the judges are biased towards him. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
| + | [Cueball is holding a trophy with a 2 engraved on it, showing it off to Ponytail] | ||
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:Cueball: Check it out, I won first place at the Motivated Reasoning Olympics! | :Cueball: Check it out, I won first place at the Motivated Reasoning Olympics! | ||
| − | :Ponytail: That trophy says "second. | + | :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... | :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... | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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