> I then said many prominent people such as [American politicians who stand to benefit from people supporting certain foreign policy positions] said this theory

> I then said many prominent people such as [American politicians who stand to benefit from people supporting certain foreign policy positions] said this theory is credible. Maybe that's the potential weakness in your reasoning she was trying to pick up on. > She got very emotional and burst into tears at the accussation. I then explained the association fallacy, I hope you also apologized. Apart from that, I think your observation is mostly correct.