When sound premises are arranged and their conclusion becomes clear, knowing the conclusion may follow without an additional act of choice. Attending to evidence, undertaking inquiry, or refusing to engage are different acts in which choice may operate.
The occurrence of a known conclusion is not identical to the actions of inquiry and deliberation. This is why theologians examine how religious obligation and human agency apply if faith is described as knowledge.
One explanation emphasizes acceptance, assent, and the refusal to deny known truth rather than treating knowledge itself as a freely manufactured state.