I absolutely did, based on personal experiences, and assumptions (which I tried to highlight!) But I'm not trying to make a logical argument, I'm trying to make

I absolutely did, based on personal experiences, and assumptions (which I tried to highlight!) But I'm not trying to make a logical argument, I'm trying to make a rational one. My assumption could be wrong, this could be an ESOL situation, and just a strange way of phrasing what was actually intended, and I'm happy to revisit if my assumptions were wrong. But no, my opinions have not changed. If anything, they've been reenforced.