Professor Ahlstrom Asked Her Student, Jay Knopf, If He Had

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Professor Ahlstrom asked her student, Jay Knopf, if he had a chance to look at the reading assignment for the day’s class. Knopf replied, “Yes, I have.” When Professor Ahlstrom asked Knopf a question about the reading, he did not know the answer. Professor Ahlstrom said, “I thought you said you had read the assignment.” Knopf replied, “You didn’t ask me if I had read the assignment, you asked me if I had a chance to look at the assignment, and I did look.” There is no ethical category that applies to this situation.