The Devil either did not see the trap or was too arrogant at catching this high-and-mighty scholarly type in a mistake to care.

"I mean it's weird! How are you teaching the Correspondence and you can't see it?!" he stood up defiantly, "Where did you learn Correspondence, from the Masters or something? Is that why it sounds all old and outdated, or is that just how they do it in their little club? Is the point of this class to teach the Correspondence wrong?"