Sure, but these two words are important. They're placing the whole into a different category. It's kind of like me saying, "I'm not a soldier - being a soldier

Sure, but these two words are important. They're placing the whole into a different category. It's kind of like me saying, "I'm not a soldier - being a soldier means exercising a lot, following orders, and occasionally killing people", and you replying, "well take out the two words 'killing people' and the rest still applies to you".