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Accusation No. 2: Lying

The result reached above must
also be reached here, and for
precisely the same reasons, unless it
can be demonstrated that A's lie in
some way undermined honest
academic pursuit. For the sake of
argument, let us assume that the
sanctity of the educational process
has, indeed, been violated: B,
induced by A's lie, failed to prepare
further for his History I exam and
was lulled into a false sense of
security fostered by his belief that
he was at least as well prepared as
one of his classmates. Although the
University and student-A each have
a stake in an apparent conflict, if
the integrity of the University's
educational processes have, in fact,
been transgressed, then A's
educational investment must yield.