Choice of Words
"Motivate" is a strange choice of words here. What the teacher was looking for was "justify" or even "explain." They can't be mad that the student quite literally motivated their answer! All they did was follow the prompt.
These People Followed Instructions A Bit Too Literally
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The More You Know
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.