6532 scoring - igmo

im curious on the logic of the 6532 scoring for victory points. if the differential between points given to a particular rank finish is not the same for other ranks, it is a affectively a bonus(or penalty) for acheiving that rank. namely, if rank x is 2 points above rank y, and all other ranks are separated by one point, then rank x is receiving a bonus.

in your system, second place receives such a bounus - but first place does not. a team that scores 6 2nd places (i know your matches are typically 5 games...) would receive 30 points. a team scoring 3 firsts and 3 thirds would get 27 points. a cagey team could give up 1st for 2nd if they knew it would go to someone below them in points - closing the gap to those above them faster than scoring 1st.

i could more readily understand 6432 - where 1st receives the bonus. or 7531 where there is a steep stratification in victory points. (and i understand the no point penalty for 5 and 6 - since it simplifies scoring small maps.)

the short form of this question is, why does 2nd get a bonus?