NARRATIVE vs. REALITY

[tyler]

You’re watching your favorite football team (if you loathe the sport, play along for a moment) on a nice, relaxing Sunday. Five minutes into the third quarter the score is 42-3. Like clockwork, one of the announcers inevitably says, “This game ain’t over yet…(insert losing team here) is the kind of team that can make up these points in a hurry!” His fellow announcer gamely concurs, elaborating a scenario in which the losing team makes up the deficit. What such insipid commentary really means i

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