And you have again used "cognitive dissonance" incorrectly.
Cognitive dissonance is described as the mental disturbance people feel when they realize their cognitions and actions are inconsistent or contradictory. This may ultimately result in some change in their cognitions or actions to cause greater alignment between them so as to reduce this dissonance.
Some people irrationally hate Marner.
When he does something brilliant it contradicts their false hate.
They then reject legitimate facts / stats, fabricate mis-informational stats and exaggerate the emphasis on Marners mistakes to reduce the discomfort that they have when they see him playing like a superstar most of the time.
This creates a feedback loop and when you guys circle-jerk about his "flaws" it only makes it worse.
Here are some clear signs that you are probably suffering from CD.
- you don't think that Marner is a superstar
- you try to justify it by comparing him to Nylander but you ignore the very simple facts that Nylander is a much worse overall player
- when you watch the games you get some satisfaction when Marner messes up
- you bring up topics like Marners family and other non on-ice issues to justify your hate
- you repeat the same few mis-leading or plain false talking points that you've learned from your fellow haters to justify your hate
You guys are text book examples.