Imagine yourself in a classroom, awaiting the results of your most recent math exam with bated breath. When the teacher finally brings you your graded test, you turn it over to find a large C minus scribbled in thick red ink on the back.
While you’re still in shock, your mind instantly starts to consider all possible reasons for this result. The exam questions were exceedingly difficult, the teacher didn’t properly teach the topics, the responses were evaluated unfairly, etc.