Sounds like overkill to me. Once the passenger said that they misunderstood and were in fact willing to assist, it should have been a non-issue. This however is one area that the FAs take very seriously, so it's not surprising he was reseated. I've seen pax moved from the exit row before -- once because they didn't speak fluent English (they were traveling with their adult daughter, who did) and once because the passenger's wife and minor child was in the row directly in front of the exit row. Ultimately, arguing about anything an FA does is useless, since it's their domain and they wield complete power.
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