I’m not 100% sold; as you say, this could trip up a human too to some extent.

I’m guessing my answers to some college exam questions read similarly; i.e. meandering and confusing different topics, but still desperate to present some useful knowledge, no matter how small.

That's a good framing to explain a possible state of mind I hadn't considered, but I would say that this isn't even close to the caliber of question that would prompt the average human to give that kind of response.