sit-out

As I told you, I think the “sit-out” at the Chase-Manhattan Bank was an act of faith in the possibility of America's taking up once more its mission of helping to make the world more decent.

Thus losses and sit-outs generally pair up. However, there are two exceptions to this — C sat out the first game even though he hadn't lost the previous game, and the loser of the last game doesn't sit out after that because they quit at that point.

The sit-out progression addresses confrontation, negotiation, self-reflection, accountability, and logical consequences.