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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
I am grading. I increasingly feel students and I do not speak the same language. I say “name a battle of the Roman civil wars” and they give me names of politicians. I say “name one of the three tactical stages of development in the Roman army” and they name officer positions in the army.
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This is pure speculation, but I think they may be attempting to win you over by displaying that although they don't know the answer to the question, they know unrelated trivia. The intention might be to make you think they must have paid attention in class or studied if they know politician names or officer positions.
Of course, I could be wrong. I can't say I've ever had the balls to attempt this sort of maneuver. But I do know how the minds of my confederates work, and I also know some professors are very eager to award points wherever they can find an excuse to do so.