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. What can you infer about why certain shots are worth three points, and others are only worth two?

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Answer:

The point values were chosen to give the desired relative weight between a free throw (1 point) a field goal (2 points) and a three-point goal (3 points)

Or the magnitude of difficult on the shot, the closer you are to the basket the lesser the points and most shots are contested. Except for the free throw line.

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