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Underdog

An underdog is a person or group participating in a competition, usually sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An "underdog bet" is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are…

Art, Cinderella & Limitations of the underdog

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Social norms

Social justice

Underdog and schadenfreude

Limitations of the underdog

Cinderella

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Underdog

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples39
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Underdog

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related to Underdog and schadenfreude · 12
Underdog → Austrian, Both, Edward Kain, Fritz Heider, Heider, However, Schadenfreude, Stephen Ceci, The, Their, This, When
related to Limitations of the underdog · 9
Underdog → Additionally, Despite, Edwards Kain's, For, Future, Moreover, Stephen Ceci, Studies, Such
related to Social justice · 9
Underdog → Humans, Journal, People, Personality, Social Psychology, Supporting, The, These, This
related to Social norms · 6
Underdog → In, One, People, Social, The, This
is a · 1
Underdog → person or group participating in a competition

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Underdogis aperson or group participating in a competition0.90text
Robin Hoodinstance ofand also ancient British legends0.80text
King Arthurinstance ofand also ancient British legends0.80text
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogStudies0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogDespite0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogFor0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogStephen Ceci0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogEdwards Kain's0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogSuch0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogMoreover0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogAdditionally0.60section
Underdogrelated to Limitations of the underdogFuture0.60section

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