First of all, I think your response was perfect. You pointed out what you did, didn't accept blame, suggested solutions, and showed the student how to avoid similar situations in the future. And you managed to be way more polite than I would have felt like being.
I think it's a generational thing as much as cultural thing. This generation of students... well, I won't use the word "entitled" or indulge in the old canard about expecting to be rewarded for everything because those answers are oversimplified, but I do think today's university students expect there to be discrepancies in grading and subjectivity in just about everything, so the ambitious ones try to press it to their advantage. I have a sneaking suspicion you're going to see a lot of that student. I hope it's in office hours, because the kind that only come to see you to argue points on a test are just annoying.
I would say "You wouldn't believe the stuff I hear every quarter after exams," but I think you absolutely would. Like "Can I have partial credit because I misread the question?" (No.)
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I think it's a generational thing as much as cultural thing. This generation of students... well, I won't use the word "entitled" or indulge in the old canard about expecting to be rewarded for everything because those answers are oversimplified, but I do think today's university students expect there to be discrepancies in grading and subjectivity in just about everything, so the ambitious ones try to press it to their advantage. I have a sneaking suspicion you're going to see a lot of that student. I hope it's in office hours, because the kind that only come to see you to argue points on a test are just annoying.
I would say "You wouldn't believe the stuff I hear every quarter after exams," but I think you absolutely would. Like "Can I have partial credit because I misread the question?" (No.)