<p>ClassicRockerDad said:
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<p>Absolutely. The OP is honest and the teacher is not. Completely. Of course, there’s the chance that not everything we read on the internet is true. But surely it’s true here on CC, where everyone is telling the truth. So we can always believe what we read here, even in the absence of the other side of the story. Because this is CC, where everyone tells the truth.</p>
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<p>I’m sure that’s NOT the case with the OP.</p>
<p>OP: Your prof admitted that she didn’t read your essay, and assigned a grade in spite of that fact. You have a copy of that email in your possession. You have a clear case of fraud to take to the department. This professor has no business teaching if she cannot be bothered to read assigned papers, and further, assigns grades in spite of the fact that she hasn’t read the assigned work. I think you should go to the department head with email in hand and make your case. I don’t see how it doesn’t get you at least another look at your paper.</p>