Most teachers consider ‘grading papers’ to be the process of reading a paper, evaluating merits and granting symbolic value to your academic performance based on the quality of the work.
Even under this understanding of the term, the issue remains. Yes, if you interpret “grade” to mean “read”, the teacher’s statement becomes true. But then the problem is the omission of the important part: ”...and papers I don’t ‘grade’ (=read) receive a score of 0.”
But then the problem is the omission of the important part: ”...and papers I don’t ‘grade’ (=read) receive a score of 0.”
I think both you and I covered this technicality. It depends on how the system works. Receiving ‘0’ isn’t the same as not receiving anything. But I agree about the important part being missing.
Even under this understanding of the term, the issue remains. Yes, if you interpret “grade” to mean “read”, the teacher’s statement becomes true. But then the problem is the omission of the important part: ”...and papers I don’t ‘grade’ (=read) receive a score of 0.”
I think both you and I covered this technicality. It depends on how the system works. Receiving ‘0’ isn’t the same as not receiving anything. But I agree about the important part being missing.