I've trouble wrapping my head around that. IMO Alice seems rude and even manipulative, first asking a question, then lecturing the person who answees the quest

I've trouble wrapping my head around that. IMO Alice seems rude and even manipulative, first asking a question, then lecturing the person who answees the question in a perfectly valid way. The normal thing to do in such a case (where I grew up and where I live now) would be to accept the answer as it 1. Answers the question at hand. 2. Is a perfect non-offensive interpretation of the intent of the question.