Human beings are experts at motivated reasoning. When Chase Utley of the Dodgers broke Mets player Ruben Tejada’s leg with a hard slide into second base, Dodgers fans saw a player who was aggressively helping his team to win a playoff game, while Mets fans saw a dirty play that deserved punishment. Fans of each team had access to the same data, but differed in their analysis.
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