In the real game of life, on a sporting field, the stakes are raised. A Little League player who cheats doesn't just ruin the fun for him or herself, but calls the honor and rightful win of his or her entire team into question. A college level player who engages in deception, either during the ga

However, in some cases, even in sports, deception may be justified. A coach who tells an injured lacrosse player "you're playing like a true champion" to egg him on through a difficult game, is using a kind of motivational deception. The coach tries to make sure that the player doesn't feel additional psychological pain by thinking that the player's injury is letting the entire team down, even if in actual fact the team is playing less well than it should, as a critical component of the team's defense is not functioning at his usual level. A cheerleader shouting a motivational "you can do it" to a clearly over matched football team on the field is engaging in a kind of motivational deception as well. But should the cheerleader really shout: "Well, you're probably going to

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