<p>why would cheating in the SATs be regarded as cheating oneself? clearly the person’s propensities to perform honestly on the test is overwhelmed by hhis desire to cheat. if his motive in taking the test were to obtain an honest assessment of his scholastic aptitude he would have obliged thereby. conversely, if if his motive be so to merely achieve some statistical milestone or to satisty his love of deception, he is certainly being true to himself.</p>
<p>Maybe he cheats his own intelligence?</p>