I can think only that Winter may have been goaded into this sort of thing because he himself feels unfairly treated, feels that Patterson has mistaken him for holding views-about the need for mediating devices-that he believes he has distanced himself from.

XREF: Connects to attribution theory and how perceived injustice drives behavior—relevant to understanding conflict dynamics.

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