Absolutely! But in this case, someone might approve of the EU-style regulations WITHOUT believing they necessarily lead to a lower unemployment number (they mi

Absolutely! But in this case, someone might approve of the EU-style regulations WITHOUT believing they necessarily lead to a lower unemployment number (they might value other aspects, such as living wages, resistance to shocks, benefits, employee<->employer power balance, etc). In such a case, the bet doesn't represent their beliefs, but they still fall in to the "apologist" camp he is decrying.