^ Not so much reverse psychology but the truth. LT adjudged that there was no cosmic crime committed by Thanos.
This makes no sense.
I'm not sure what you're trying to get at here... that the LT felt threatened by the 616 IG and therefore that apprehension justifies its aggrandization? Lame argument. Try lookng at the greatest feat the 616 IG accomplished as a true estimation of its power, i.e., taking over teh 616 universe.