[CQ-Contest] Additional Penalty

[Radio K0HB]

In a contest you accumulate a score by contacting other stations, correctly
copy their callsign and generally some other bit(s) of information, and
accurately transcribe that exchange to your log.

Having correctly copied and logged the required elements, you are credited
point(s) and perhaps a "mult".

If you incorrectly copy the exchange, or finger-fault the log entry, then
you are not credited the point(s) or mult.

Without overly belaboring the obvious, your success as a contester is
directly proportional how fast and accurately you can fill your log with
"good" exchanges. Lower accuracy = lower score.

So what useful purpose is served by the retribution imposed in the practice
of reducing the score further with an "additional penalty"?

Do basketball players suffer an additional score reduction if they miss a
shot? Are points (already scored) deducted from a baseball team if a batter
fails to get on base? Does a bowler forfeit points earned in the first
frame if they throw a gutter ball in the eighth frame?

Just wondering.