Moral Instruction Will Not Stop Cheating

Summary

Reframing misconduct around incentives and learning.

Warner supports ethics teaching but doubts that moral identity alone can overcome competitive incentives, time pressure and inconsistent AI rules. He argues for meaningful practice and intrinsic motivation rather than concentrating institutional effort on detection.

The discussion question is whether course incentives reinforce the honest choices educators demand. Structural explanation need not erase individual responsibility.

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