Maybe the paper did deserve a C when it was handed in. Maybe it was poorly written, too short, too long, irrelevant to the topic at hand or just about anything else.
Maybe it's better to just spend 5 minutes looking into that question instead of coming up with random reasons.
The paper was originally graded by a TA who gave the "C"
grade. Watson appealed the grade to the professor. The professor reviewed it and upheld the "C" grade, stating that he had not sufficiently convinced her that the amendment was still alive.
It is entirely possible for this paper to contain a "C" quality argument even though its conclusion turned out to be true-- The purpose of an academic paper is to present a convincing argument rather than simply making a true assertion.
The paper was originally graded by a TA who gave the "C" grade. Watson appealed the grade to the professor. The professor reviewed it and upheld the "C" grade, stating that he had not sufficiently convinced her that the amendment was still alive.
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