A show of strength or skill to qualify the most deserving party as opposed to someone else...

[ ... a small sigh, but he crosses his arms and leans back in his seat. ]

And how would you have rather made your case, assuming that you gathered all of us up the same way? You must have thought of some way we would be able to decide that wasn't this, if it was your idea originally. A poll it might have been, but we'd have to have something to base our opinions off of.

[ because yes, your titles may possibly be a little misleading. ]