"Suppose you know someone whom you suspect is lying to you about information that could affect you substantially. How would you balance their obligation to honesty against your own obligation to trust, as both increase with the depth of your acquaintance, in deciding whether or not to believe them and what to do about it if you don't?"

No, he has no problem asking that question to Bella. No, he has no problem asking that question in James Mayer's class.