It depends on whether you consider the points valuable per se, or in relation to other people's grades. If you choose two points and < 10% of the class choose 6

It depends on whether you consider the points valuable per se, or in relation to other people's grades. If you choose two points and < 10% of the class choose 6, you are still better off than you were before, if the points have intrinsic value. The article says that the class is not curved, meaning 2 points for you is a better grade, regardless of what others get.