You have me at a disadvantage here because I'm not sure which sentences you're trying to emphasize or how they relate to the debate. It sounds like you're sayi

You have me at a disadvantage here because I'm not sure which sentences you're trying to emphasize or how they relate to the debate. It sounds like you're saying that you're so right, self-doubt would be an unnecessary encumbrance. How many words of Chinese do you know? How much Chinese history? Have you ever seen a subsistence farmer?