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by phamilton 3888 days ago
Precisely. Is this a homework assignment? Did the teacher explicitly teach it the way it was marked? Did the teacher follow up with the student to understand why the student strayed from the path taught? Who knows, but if they did then good job. Broken foundations have huge consequences, and if being pedantic makes it easier to spot broken foundations, then it's the right approach.