Why is disclosure of potential conflict of interest made out to be such a high bar? And why do you put arguments forth that did not exist in what you replied to

Why is disclosure of potential conflict of interest made out to be such a high bar? And why do you put arguments forth that did not exist in what you replied to? > Does it make any sense to say he can't comment on the work of an organisation he runs because he runs it? Is a straw man argument, because what was said was that the conflict of interest should have been disclosed. And, not that he cannot make a comment.