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Rigging implies fraud, deception, or dishonesty, not just unbalanced. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigged https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction
by grzm 10y ago
Rigging implies fraud, deception, or dishonesty, not just unbalanced.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigged https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigged
See sense 3
1. to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means <rig an election>
2. to fix in advance for a desired result <rig the contest>
Editted to add second part of sense 3.
- oh_sigh 10y agoWhy did you skip the second part of sense 3, which is "to fix in advance for a desired result"?
- grzm 10y agoI don't see that it adds anything to contradict the idea that rigging is only something "unbalanced" and not connoting deceit. "Fix in advance" is an example of fraud. I have no issue with including it in my comment, and have updated it to do so. I'm not sure why you would think otherwise, though if you're implying that the example of extra, specialized training you provided above is an example of "fix in advance", I disagree. To "fix in advance" would mean that the outcome is predetermined, such as by bribes. This sense of fix is here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix 7b. to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods <the race had been fixed> If you have some other meaning implied by your comment, please explain. I find I'm a terrible mind reader.